Miles (t/a Crown Recruitment) v Webb [1998] UKEAT 1249_97_2201 (22 January 1998)

The Industrial Tribunal was entitled to find, based on the facts and the application of the McMeechan case, that Mr Webb was an employee of Crown Recruitment and entitled to a redundancy payment.

Citation: [1998] UKEAT 1249_97_2201
Parties: Appellant/respondent: G Miles trading as Crown Recruitment; Applicant: W E Webb
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 22 January 1998
Procedural Posture: Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
Outcome: Application dismissed
Legal Topics: Redundancy Payment, Employee Status, Contract of Service, Employment Agency Law

Employment Law Redundancy Payment Employee Status Contract of Service Employment Agency Law

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Parties

G Miles trading as Crown Recruitment

Appellant/respondent

W E Webb

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Whether Mr Webb was an employee of Crown Recruitment entitled to a redundancy payment
2 Whether the Industrial Tribunal erred in law in finding employee status

Ratio Decidendi

The Industrial Tribunal was entitled to find, based on the facts and the application of the McMeechan case, that Mr Webb was an employee of Crown Recruitment and entitled to a redundancy payment.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed