Employment Law cases

Question 1

Ready mixed concrete

Answer 1

1968 established test for determining whether person is employee or independant contract

Question 2

string fellow restaurants ltd v quashie 2013

Answer 2

examined whether lap dancer was lap dancer was employee or self employed - self employed due to control over work etc

Question 3

warner holidays ltd v secretary of state for social services

Answer 3

provided criteria to determine employment status, including control, ownership of tools, risk of loss etc

Question 4

autoclenz ltd v belcher and others 2011

Answer 4

determed written terms do not necessarily reflect true agreement if there is evidence of different practical reality
emphasised examining true nature of relationship over contractural labels

Question 5

murray v foyle meats

Answer 5

2000 addressed redundancy situations, whether employee dismissal were due to a cessation or a diminishing need for employees to perform work of a particular kind

Question 6

Janata Bank v Ahmed

Answer 6

1981 concerned directors duties and emphasis the requirement for directors to act in good faith and in best interest of company