pmsumner

... can actually work out in your favour, and I'd say your job probably is fairly secure.

Basically, you will be subject to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, often called TUPE. This means that your employment is deemed to have been continuous between your original employer and your new employer, and all of your terms and conditions have to stay the same. If the new firm were to fire you, you would be entitled to redundancy money if your total time with T-mobile and then the new firm was long enough to entitle you (I think it is 2 years, but would have to double-check). They would also have to follow a valid redundancy procedure, which would include consideration of alternative positions within the firm, etc., and could lead to you working for the new firm but for someone other than T-mobile.

If you want to know more, drop me an email and I'll look out my old paperwork on the subject.