Kuncharalingam v Word By Word Translations Ltd: EAT 22 Oct 2010

EAT JURISDICTIONAL POINTS – Worker, employee or neither
Costs
Employment Judge held that Claimant was neither an employee nor a limb (b) worker giving the Employment Tribunal jurisdiction to entertain his various claims. Decision upheld on appeal. This was not a contract for personal service; there was an unfettered right to send a substitute to complete translation jobs assigned to Claimant. No error by Employment Judge in his approach to costs ordered against Claimant.

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[2010] UKEAT 0269 – 10 – 2210

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Updated: 31 August 2022; Ref: scu.427299