Waite J said: ‘The concept of a contract for the engagement of personal work or labour lying outside the scope of a master-servant relationship is a wide and flexible one, intended by Parliament in our judgment to be interpreted as such.’ The concept could include somebody who was self-employed providing personal services.
Judges:
Waite J
Citations:
[1984] ICR 525
Statutes:
Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Equal Pay Act 1970
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Jivraj v Hashwani SC 27-Jul-2011
The parties had a joint venture agreement which provided that any dispute was to be referred to an arbitrator from the Ismaili community. The claimant said that this method of appointment became void as a discriminatory provision under the 2003 . .
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Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.442571
