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Employment status of non-executive directors

By Alison Weatherhead
April 14, 2023
  • Atypical workers
  • Employment contracts
  • Employment status
  • Whistleblowing
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Employment status has long been a thorny issue but the question of how the case law applies to non-executive directors is often overlooked. On our website, we explore a recent employment tribunal decision which brought the question of a non-executive director’s status into sharp focus.

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Alison Weatherhead

About Alison Weatherhead

Alison supports and advises clients on the full range of human resource queries and acts for clients in employment tribunals and judicial mediations, predominantly for employers. Her experience in tribunals includes advising on unfair dismissal, disability discrimination claims, whistleblowing claims and unlawful deductions from wages.

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