Section 42, The Employment Act, 2023

(1) A contract of employment shall not be transferredfrom one employer to another without the consent of the worker and prior notification of the Commissioner, save as provided in subsection (2). (2) Where a trade or business is transferred in whole or in part, the contract of service of a worker employed at the date of transfer shall automatically be transferred to the transferee and all rights and obligations between the worker and the transferee shall continue to apply as if they had been rights between the worker and the transferor. (3) A transfer under subsection (2) shall not interrupt a worker’s continuity of service and the service shall continue with the transferee as if it is with the transferor. (4) Subsection (2) shall not transfer or otherwise affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted for, convicted of, and sentenced for an offence committed before such transfer.