London North Eastern Railway

(asked on 14th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the top five executives of the current Virgin Trains East Coast company will transfer to the public East Coast rail operator when it assumes responsibility; and if not, what staffing changes, if any, they propose.


Answered by
Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 28th June 2018

All staff who currently have an employment contract with Virgin Trains East Coast, including the Executive Directors, fall within the scope of the Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employee Regulations (TUPE). Under TUPE, all staff have been offered the opportunity to transfer to London North Eastern Railway (LNER).

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