Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2008] All ER (D) 154 (May)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Elias J, Mr P Jacques and Mrs M McArthur
Judgment Dates: 1 May 2008

Catchwords

Employment - Unfair dismissal - Complaint - Claimant issuing proceedings against employer for unfair dismissal outside statutory time limit - Employer disputing claimant's employment status - Employment tribunal deciding evidence establishing claimant's status as employee - Employment tribunal extending time for claimant to lodge claim - Whether claimant's employee status established - Whether tribunal correct in extending time to claimant.

The Case

Employment Unfair dismissal . Having considered the available evidence, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the employment tribunal's finding that the claimant had been an employee of the employer company, but remitted the claimant's unfair dismissal claim to a fresh tribunal for reconsideration on the question of whether the claimant should be granted an extension of time to lodge his claim.

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