Denning J described the difference between a contract of service and a contract for services: ‘It is often easy to recognise a contract of service when you see it, but difficult to say wherein the difference lies. A ship’s master, a chauffeur, and a reporter on the staff of a newspaper are all employed under a contract, of service; but a ship’s pilot, a taximan, and a newspaper contributor are employed under a contract for services’.
Judges:
Denning J
Citations:
(1952) 1 TLR 101
Cited by:
Cited – Massey v Crown Life Insurance Company CA 4-Nov-1977
Massey worked as Crown Life’s manager under 2 contracts, one a contract of employment, the other a contract of general agency. Tax and other contributions were deducted from wages paid under the former, while commission was paid under the agency . .
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Contract, Employment
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.250993