Employment law cases

McMeechan v Secretary of State for Employment [1995] IRLR 461 EAT

Reports relating to this case:

  • Contracts of employment: Agency worker was an employee

    Date:
    1 August 1995

    The EAT holds in McMeechan v Secretary of State for Employment and another that where a temporary worker's relationship with an employment agency or business is governed by a written contract, the employment status of that worker is dependent on the construction of the contractual terms.