Shalone Girandera and 9 Others v Population Services International

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the appellants were employees or independent contractors of the respondent","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract terms, level of control, economic realities, payment method, tax deductions"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether there was unlawful dismissal of the appellants","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"COVID-19 stoppage, contract terms on termination, timing of supermarket letters"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the appellants were entitled to back pay for April-September 2020","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"COVID-19 impact, supervening impossibility, no work performed"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the appellants were entitled to cash in lieu of leave","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employment status, failure to prove extent of leave entitlement"}

Background