8Continuation of employment
(1)On the operative day every member of the staff of the Whitehaven companies (other than a non-executive director) shall become a member of the staff of the Commissioners and the contract of employment of every such member shall transfer in accordance with, and to the extent provided by, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).
(2)Employment of members of the staff to which subsection (1) above applies shall be deemed for all purposes to be a single continuing employment.