TUPE
English
Noun
TUPE
- Acronym of transfer of undertakings. (Protection of Employment)
Verb
TUPE (third-person singular simple present TUPEs, present participle TUPEing, simple past and past participle TUPEd)
- (British, colloquial) To transfer (an employee or group of employees) to another employer under TUPE regulations.
Usage notes
- Most commonly encountered in the passive voice, e.g. "Following the outsourcing agreement, the IT department was TUPEd out to BigSys Corporation."