Rachel is an Associate in the Employment Team in Addleshaw Goddard. She advises in relation to all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment and equality law. Rachel reviews contracts of employment, severance agreements, staff handbooks and various policy documents for clients on a regular basis. She also advises clients on disciplinary and grievance procedures, protected disclosure investigations, workplace investigations, working time issues, redundancy processes, long term sick leave and statutory leave entitlements.
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AG advises - It has been 18 months since the landmark ruling in Revenue Commissioners v Karshan Midlands trading as Dominos Pizza IESC 24 (the "Karshan Decision") was handed down by the Supreme Court which introduced guidance to employers when determining whether an individual should be treated as an employee rather than an independent contractor. Â
In this article Rachel Kennedy of AG looks at some significant developments since the Supreme Court decision that businesses and HR consultants should be aware of.Â
Reminder of the test set out in the Karshan Decision
The Karshan Decision determined that, the pizza delivery drivers in this particular case, were properly categorised by Revenue as employees and not independent contractors as argued by the Pizza
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