The Todal wrote:
"Maria" wrote in message
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Well not me, but my husband.
His job is cleaning a pub (not self-employed), which belonged until
yesterday to a brewery, who employed him. He has worked there for 6
months. He has been told that in law he should now be employed by the new
owner (not a brewery), but this morning the new owner wouldn't let him in
or answer the door.
Can the new owner just ignore him and hope he goes away, or what? Does he
have rights, and what should we do next?

Thank you.

He doesn't have the right to clean the pub but he does have the right to be
paid his wages. If he has worked for only 6 months he may not have any right
not to be unfairly dismissed. It may depend on whether his employment was
TUPE'd to the brewery from a previous employer.

He was told that the brewery had TUPE'd him to the new owner, but he
only worked for the brewery in the last 6 months.
I have found some sources on http://www.out-law.com/page-448
but not sure when these rights kick in (re the 6 months).
May have to phone ACAS.