The status of so-called sub-contractors as employees working in the UK could be affected by a recent ruling in which a sub-contractor was deemed to be an employee.
An employment tribunal in Watford, found that “despite working through both a separate limited company wherein he billed on an hourly basis, as well as being paid through a designated separate payroll company, Andrew Tilson was, in fact, an employee of underground maintenance firm Alstom Transport under the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and, as such, could claim unfair dismissal against the company.”
Posted on July 8th, 2009 by Fraser
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