Hi Steve, what was Emma's work? Did she work at a specific site?
It may be that her employment position is protected under the TUPE Regs (Transfer of Undertakings, Protection of Employment, in which case she would transfer to the incoming agency. (Not all EU directives are bad ones.)
If you can let me know more about the nature of her job I may be able to give better advice.
Rgrds
Andy
