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Supreme Court confirms that "self-employed" plumbers are workers

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    Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith [2018] UKSC 29 SC (0 other reports)

Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith [2018] IRLR 872 SC

employment status | workers| self-employed

In Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a "self-employed" plumber qualified as a "worker" under the relevant statutory provisions and is entitled to the rights of a worker.