Court of Appeal decides that a "self-employed" plumber was a worker

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  Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith [2017] IRLR 323 CA (1 other report)

  • Employment status: "Self-employed" plumber was a worker

    Date:

    21 April 2017

    In Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith [2017] IRLR 323 CA, the Court of Appeal held that a plumber described in his contract as a "self-employed operative" was a "worker" under the relevant statutory provisions.