The applicant was a temporary worker on the books of an employment agency, which went into insolvent liquidation. He claimed that he had a contract of service with the agency. That formed the basis of his application to the Secretary of State under the relevant employment protection legislation for payment of money owing to him in respect of his last engagement. The Secretary of State disputed his entitlement on the ground that he was not an employee of the agency and was self employed.
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[1994] UKEAT 1006 – 93 – 2311
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Appeal from – McMeechan v Secretary of State for Employment CA 11-Dec-1996
The respondent as a temporary worker was entitled to be treated as an employee of an agency within the contract governing the particular engagement where money was due when the agency went into liquidation. He was therefore able to claim against the . .
Cited – Drake v Ipsos Mori UK Ltd EAT 25-Jul-2012
drake_ipsosEAT2012
EAT JURISDICTIONAL POINTS – Worker, employee or neither
The Claimant worked for the Respondent as a market researcher under a succession of individual assignments. The Employment Judge erred in law in . .
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Employment
Updated: 19 June 2022; Ref: scu.210270
