The Court of Appeal has upheld the Tribunal’s decision that a director and shareholder was an employee and a worker within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996. This was notwithstanding the fact that the director had performed part-time work for the company without pay for over three years. The fact that the parties […]
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Employee status for shareholders
The Employment Rights Act will be amended from 1st September 2013 to include a new employment status of employee shareholder to sit along side the existing statuses of self-employed, worker and employee. Whether there is such a demand for employee shareholders remains to be seen. It is a case of watch this space.