Court backs salesman’s claim for 13 years of holiday pay
With many rural employers relying on the self employed I wonder what the implications are here for rural communities
Legal experts said the decision meant companies which routinely use staff on self-employed contracts – such as taxi or delivery firms – could face potentially huge liabilities if that status is later challenged.
James Williams, the barrister who represented Mr King, said it left employers who have miscategorised workers as self-employed, liable for back holiday pay when the workers’ employment is terminated.
The head of the IWGB trade union, Dr Moyer-Lee, said the “bombshell judgement” was a “game changer for the so-called ‘gig economy'”.
“The law is now recognising the massive unpaid debt of ‘gig economy’ companies to their workers and IWGB members will be coming to collect.”