In Market Investigations v Minister of Social Security [1969] 2 QB 173 MacKenna J. laid down a three-stage test to consider when evaluating the status of the worker. The factors to be examined under this test are (1) remuneration; (2) control; and (3) whether or not the other provisions of the contract are consistent with a contract of service. From his statement that, ‘He who owns the assets and bears the risk is unlikely to be a servant’ it can be seen that [...]. Here, it was found that the driver was in business on his own account and that, therefore, he was an independent contractor.
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the economic realities, e.g. profits, losses, etc, of the situation are paramount
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In Market Investigations v Minister of Social Security [1969] 2 QB 173 MacKenna J. laid down a three-stage test to consider when evaluating the status of the worker. The factors to be examined under this test are (1) remuneration; (2) control; and (3) whether or not the other provisions of the contract are consistent with a contract of service. From his statement that, ‘He who owns the assets and bears the risk is unlikely to be a servant’ it can be seen that [...]. Here, it was found that the driver was in business on his own account and that, therefore, he was an independent contractor.
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#law #negligence #tort #vicarious-liability
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In Market Investigations v Minister of Social Security [1969] 2 QB 173 MacKenna J. laid down a three-stage test to consider when evaluating the status of the worker. The factors to be examined under this test are (1) remuneration; (2) control; and (3) whether or not the other provisions of the contract are consistent with a contract of service. From his statement that, ‘He who owns the assets and bears the risk is unlikely to be a servant’ it can be seen that [...]. Here, it was found that the driver was in business on his own account and that, therefore, he was an independent contractor.
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the economic realities, e.g. profits, losses, etc, of the situation are paramount
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