Speedking Couriers Limited t/a Fastway Couriers Midlands v Mr John Read [2022]
Posted In: Case Law-
Decision Number
UDD225 -
Legal Body
Labour Court (LC) -
Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Dismissal, Contracts of Employment
The Complainant appealed the decision of the Adjudication Officer to the Labour Court which found that he had not been unfairly dismissed by Speed King Couriers Limited T/A Fastway Couriers Midlands (the Respondent).
The matter at issue in this appeal was whether the Complainant, tasked with delivering parcels to the Respondent’s customers, was working under a contract of service or a contract for services.
It was submitted on behalf of the Respondent that the Complainant was at all material times an Independent Contractor, engaged under a contract for services. The burden of establishing that the Complainant was engaged pursuant to a contract of service – and therefore having proper
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