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The EAT considered whether Dr MacLennan, as a Trustee of the British Psychological Society, had ‘worker status’ within s230 of the Employment Rights Act. It found that the ET had not erred in concluding that there was no contract between the parties, as the relationship was governed by the charity’s governing documentation. However, it remitted to the ET the question of whether excluding Dr MacLennan from such statutory protection was in breach of his Article 10 right (to freedom of expression) when read together with Article 14 of the ECHR (right not to be discriminated against).
A link to the judgment can be found here.
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