HC Deb 03 March 1994 vol 238 cc867-8W
Ms Lynne

To ask the Lord President of the Council to which bodies the Privy Council makes appointments; what is the total membership of these bodies; how many members of each are appointed by the Privy Council; and defined in the Act. Workers contracted to a temporary employment agency are not excluded from the legislation and may be eligible for payments provided that the facts of their contract with the agency are consistent with employee status, whether or not the agency classified them as self-employed. Whether a particular individual is an employee for these purposes is therefore a question of fact to be determined where necessary by an industrial tribunal. The courts have laid down criteria for distinguishing employees from the self-employed. There are no plans to change the legislation.