Appeals court rules contractor was an employee

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a limited company contractor was an 'employee' of his client after it dismissed Cable & Wireless’ appeal in the case of Muscat v. Cable & Wireless.

In a long-awaited judgment, the Court found that Muscat was an employee of the client, even though he supplied services through his own limited company and a staffing company.

Muscat v. Cable & Wireless was one of the first employment tribunal rulings that did not involve a low paid tem... (378 more words)

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