course
Transfer of Business
ERS Academy
Updated Jul 05, 2025
What you'll learn
- Ensure compliance with employee entitlement legislation
- Identify transferring employees and applicable industrial instruments
- Manage service-related entitlements in business transfers
- Maintain accurate records during business transfers
Course Description
It is the responsibility of employers to ensure they meet legislative requirements in relation to employee entitlements when buying or selling a business.
This module explains the transfer of business decision-making process, and options for employee matters in a sale of business.
- Understand the decision-making process and options for employee matters in a sale of business;
- Understand what are transferring employees & what industrial instrument covers transferring vs new employees;
- Understand transfer of service-related entitlements in transfer of business, including what is, and is not, negotiable in the Sale of Business agreement;
- Understand record keeping obligations of vendor & purchaser;
- Understand Employee Contract documentation requirements for transferring employees.
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