Case 3301500/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Christoper Haile v Educopod Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 3301500/2024
- Decision date
- 20 February 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Freshwater Representation
- Venue
- Bury St Edmunds
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Christoper Haile
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal determined the preliminary issue of whether Mr Haile was an employee or worker of Educopod Limited. It found that he agreed to provide his own work and skill for remuneration, and that he performed the work personally, but that the respondent was not obliged to pay him if he did not work and he was not obliged to work for the respondent.
The tribunal found that Mr Haile mainly chose when and where he worked, was free to take gaps without permission, was not paid through PAYE, and had no agreed terms about matters such as holiday pay, sick pay, grievance or disciplinary processes. It concluded that he was not an employee under section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, was not a worker under that section, and was not an employee under section 83 of the Equality Act 2010.
As a result of those status findings, the tribunal dismissed the direct age discrimination and arrears of pay claims and vacated the listed case management hearing.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age discrimination | The judgment states that the claim for direct age discrimination was dismissed because the claimant was not an employee of the respondent within the meaning of section 83 of the Equality Act 2010. | Dismissed | Age | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The judgment refers to this as a claim for arrears of pay and states that it was dismissed because the claimant was not an employee or worker of the respondent within the meaning of section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
12 references- section 230 Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 83 Equality Act 2010
- sections 39 and 40 Equality Act 2010
- section 13 Employment Rights Act 1996
- Bates van Winkelhof v Clyde and Co LLP
- Ready Mixed Concrete test
- Carmichael v National Power plc
- Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants
- Young and Woods Ltd v West
- Hall v Lorimer
- Allonby v Accrington and Rossendale College
- Chet v Capita Translation and Interpreting Ltd
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.