In message of Thu, 12 Aug 2010
17:51:44 in uk.transport.london, Paul Scott notvalidpmscott@btinternet.
com writes


"Walter Briscoe" wrote in message
...

... I would also like
to know if the driver's income will be protected by something like TUPE.

Can't help with the other points but TUPE is irrelevant. It is to do
with employment rights when a firm or organisation is transferred to a
new owner, to prevent the workforce being replaced by a new one.

The initials stand for something like 'Transfer of Undertaking -
Protection of Employment'.

I know what TUPE stands for and that it is inapplicable. That is why I
said "something like TUPE". A promoted teacher forcibly transferred to
another job would be income-protected for 3 years - I don't know the
restrictions on such income protection.

I wanted to know if similar protection will apply to the driver for whom
I have the utmost sympathy. I also have sympathy for LU which seems to
have judged the driver acted improperly. It is not impossible the
injured passenger also acted improperly. I am surprised not to find
anything relevant in the conditions of carriage.
--
Walter Briscoe