Contract of Service in UK Law

  • Gunton v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 03 Julio 1980
    ... ... Gunton") in relation to his contract of servicec with the Borough. By his cross-notice Mr. Gunton asks this C ... side and will be subject to the National Scheme of Conditions of Service for Local Authorities A. P. T ... and Clerical Services which will govern ... ...
  • Nethermere (St. Neots) Ltd v Gardiner
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 03 Mayo 1984
    ... ... S.153(l) provides that "employment" means "employment under a contract of employment"; "employee" means "an individual who has entered into or ... of employment" and "contract of employment" means "a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether express or implied, and (if not express) ... ...
  • Express & Echo Publications Ltd v Tanton
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 11 Marzo 1999
    ... ... to work for another in return for payment is an employee under a contract of service or a self-employed contractor under a contract for services ... ...
  • O'Kelly v Trusthouse Forte Plc
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 20 Julio 1983
    ... ... Mr Hourigan maintains a list of some 44 wine butlers and 60 food service waiters and waitresses. They are known as "regulars" and are rostered in ... employers to be casual workers and not employees engaged under a contract of employment. The separate position of casual workers is recognised by ... ...
  • Hill v C. A. Parsons & Company Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 10 Noviembre 1971
    ... ... 2. Membership of DATA will be a condition of service for all new recruits to technical staff. 3. The company will ... complied with this condition and are therefore in breach of your contract of employment ... In view of this, I regret to have to advise you ... ...
  • Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and Others
    • Supreme Court
    • 27 Julio 2011
    ... ... individual who has entered into or works under … (a) a contract of employment; or (b) any other contract, whether express or ... classic description of a contract of employment (or a contract of service as it used to be called) is found in the judgment of MacKenna J in Ready ... ...
  • Rookes v Barnard
    • House of Lords
    • 21 Enero 1964
    ... ... They neither broke their contract with him nor committed any tort against him. In this action the Appellant ... and later, by appropriate notice, determined his contract of service. It is to be noted that there was no breach by B.O.A.C. of the Appellant's ... ...
  • Nokes v Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries
    • House of Lords
    • 20 Agosto 1940
    ... ... question of Law in the Case Stated be answered by saying that a Contract of Service did not exist between the Appellant and the Respondents: And it ... ...
  • Geys v Societe Generale, London Branch
    • Supreme Court
    • 19 Diciembre 2012
    ... ... amounting to more than €12.5m and to damages for breach of contract. The Bank's case is that the appellant is entitled to a termination ... Contract; or • 1 week for each complete year of service up to a maximum of 12 weeks' notice after 12 years' continuous service ... ...
  • Sybron Corporation v Rochem Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 23 Febrero 1983
    ... ... 8 (b) if before his normal retirement date a member leaves the service of Gamlen UK voluntarily or is dismissed for fraud or serious misconduct ... their employers to disclose their own misconduct or breaches of contract, though he clearly indicated that he thought they well might: See (1931) ... ...
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