Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust v Moon [2024]
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Decision Number
EAT 4 -
Legal Body
Employment Appeal Tribunal (UKEAT) -
Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Contracts of Employment, Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures)
Background:
The claimant was engaged as an Associate Hospital Manager. They were appointed by the Trust to act on its behalf and had a statutory function relating to the discharge of patients who had been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.
The claimant brought complaints relating to detriment as a result of making public interest disclosures. The issue was her status on the basis that she was not an employee of the trust.
Outcome:
The claimant argued that she was a worker and that she was in employment under a contract to do work as set out within the legislation. The respondent argued, on the
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