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Employment status: reality of relationship trumps contractual terms; arbitrators not employees under discrimination law

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 5 2011

The Supreme Court has confirmed that the employment status of an individual will be determined by the reality of their relationship with the employer

Discrimination: arbitrators protected

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 9 2010

A recent Court of Appeal decision has extended the category of individuals protected by discrimination laws and put in doubt the validity of many arbitration clauses