11th April 2006, 04:04 PM
On the general subject of employment agencies, there was a very interesting piece in the court reports of yesterdays Times.
A punter working through an agency took the firm he was outsourced to to court for unfair dismissal, even though he had been paid and contracted to the agency. Much to every ones suprise he won (and won again in appeal), when the tribunal decided that an implied contract of employment can exist between an agency worker and the organisation that he carries out the work for irrespective of who holds his contract and pays his wages.
I will try and scan this piece and place on my blog, but am in central Norway at present and lack the hardware to effect the copy.
A punter working through an agency took the firm he was outsourced to to court for unfair dismissal, even though he had been paid and contracted to the agency. Much to every ones suprise he won (and won again in appeal), when the tribunal decided that an implied contract of employment can exist between an agency worker and the organisation that he carries out the work for irrespective of who holds his contract and pays his wages.
I will try and scan this piece and place on my blog, but am in central Norway at present and lack the hardware to effect the copy.