Real Time Civil Engineering Ltd v Callaghan: EAT 9 Dec 2005

EAT Contract of Employment – Definition of employee – Requirement of personal service for contract of employment. Written contractual term allowing for substitute to be sent without restriction. Chairman accepted oral evidence to the contrary (no finding of ‘sham’ or variation). Impermissible finding. See Tanton; Stevedoring v Fuller (CA). Appeal allowed.

Judges:

His Honour Judge Peter Clark

Citations:

UK/0516/05, [2005] UKEAT 0516 – 05 – 0912

Links:

Bailii, EAT

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment

Updated: 22 May 2022; Ref: scu.238184