V F Menezes and Mr J Kurian v IMC Locums Ltd

Reference number 2305789-2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS London South Employment Tribunal 10November 2025(video) Claimants: Velanie Freon Menezes [C1] and Mr Jills Kurian [C2] Respondent: IMC Locums Ltd Before: Judge M Aspinall (sitting alone as an Employment Judge) Appearances: Ms V Menezes, Claimant Mr J Kurian, Claimant Mr N Henry, Litigation Consultant for Respondent Judgment The judgment of the Tribunal is that the Claimants...

BACKGROUND

1. The Claimants are both qualified audiologists who registered with the Respondent, a specialist healthcare recruitment agency. They were sourced by the Respondent to provide audiology services at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. Ms Menezes commenced her assignment on 29 April 2024, and Mr Kurian commenced on or around 1 May 2024.

2. The relationship was governed initially by written "Candidate Assignment Schedules" provided by the Respondent. These documents set out the assignment details, including an hourly rate, and contained standard terms referring to the Claimants as "contractors" and the rate as an "Umbrella Company – Gross Rate".