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1. I work through my own limited company.
2. I am the employee of my own company.
3. I am not the employee of the ‘client’. The ‘client’ is a legally defined term in the U.K. construction industry.
4. HMRC does not consider me as self-employed. I am an employee of my own company.
I hope that...
Sorry, ‘client’ is a technical term referred to in legislation.
My company was employed to provide ‘professional services’ to a building ‘principal contractor’ and ‘principal designer’ again legally defined terms.
So.
I had a contract of employment but my terms of what I had to do were loose, as in I needed to give advice as to how to keep inside the law.
As the project was still ‘live’ AND there was a contractural obligation between the contractor and the client to employ someone in my position, they...
Yes, but I was supplying ‘Professional Services’ advising the client about their legal obligations are in the U.K. This is like a Health and Safety advisor, the advice would change on a daily basis.
Yes, this is in construction.
My contract didn’t mention anything about this and actually said that notice period was to be agreed.
I don’t see that it’s right to replace someone just on a whim?
Hi
I’m new here but looking for some legal advice.
I was providing ‘Professional Services’ on a project for over 2 years when I was just called into a room and told my Contract was terminated immediately with no reason.
I held a position with ‘Statutory Requirement’ and this can only be...