All, When I was studying for my NEBOSH Dip some years ago I seem to remember an example of case law relating to contractors that were so closely involved with a client that they were regarded as employees of the client and thus were given greater legal protection. The reason I ask is that I have been made aware of a situation at organisation I work for, whereby we use contractors who solely work for us. We control their work on a day to day basis, issuing them with 'jobs' - in effect diarising their work for them. Some have worked for the company for a number of years. I have a few concerns about the hours these guys are undertaking on a daily/weekly basis, increasing the likelihood of accidents occurring. I have spoken to HR and they believe these contractors will be afforded a greater protection via employment rights as a result of this 'close' working relationship. Am I correct in this? Can someone direct me to the correct case law (if such a thing exists)? Many thanks in advance.

hi there think it could be Ferguson v John Dawson self-employed workers may be regarded as employees

link to the above B Bruce http://www.legalmax.info...rs2/conbook/ferguson.htm