SMITH AND ANOTHER v. BLANDFORD GEE CEMENTATION CO. LTD.

Abstract

Master and servant — Redundancy — Employment — Contractor's agreement to act as agent for National Coal Board in employing and paying workmen — Workmen's contract of service with board — Contractor acting as employer — Workman unaware of agreement — Payment of wages and giving of statutory notice of terms of employment by contractor — Prejudice to workman by relying on contractor's representation as to employer — Whether contractor estopped for denying himself to be workman's employer.

Citation

of, P., Bridge, J. and Bean, J. (1970), "SMITH AND ANOTHER v. BLANDFORD GEE CEMENTATION CO. LTD.", Managerial Law, Vol. 8 No. 6, pp. 1107-1119. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021871