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Employment Status: Considerations when using personal service companies
Matthew Towers discusses a recent case on what counts as ’employment’ for the purposes of bringing a discrimination claim ‘Individuals providing work through personal service companies may not be protected against discrimination under the EA, especially where contractual arrangements are complicated.’ In some industries, such as IT, it is relatively common for individuals to provide …
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- Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher & ors [2011] UKSC 41
- Halawi v WDFG UK Ltd (t/a World Duty Free) & anor [2013] UKEAT/0166/13
- James v Greenwich Council [2006] UKEAT 0006/06/1812; [2008] EWCA Civ 35
- Jivraj v Hashwani [2009] EWHC 1364 (Comm); [2010] EWCA Civ 712; [2011] UKSC 40
- Ready Mixed Concrete (South East) Ltd v Minister of Pensions and National Insurance [1967] EWHC QB 3
- Smith v Carillion [2014] UKEAT 0081/13/1701