Is a prisoner on a resettlement scheme an employee?

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M & P Steelcraft Ltd v. Ellis (2008)

Under a tripartite agreement between the claimant, the Prison Service and the appellant company, the claimant, a serving prisoner, was given a job placement with the company pursuant to a resettlement scheme designed to facilitate the rehabilitation of prisoners.

A “memorandum of understanding” regulating the scheme imposed obligations on the company to pay the claimant, to monitor his progress, to notify the Prison Service if he breache... (423 more words)

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