28 which one of the following statements is not

28. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the distinction between
an employee and an independent contractor?
a) An employer must deduct tax and national insurance payments from an employee’s
salary whereas an independent contractor is responsible for making his own tax and
national insurance payments.
b) An employee’s contract of employment is known as a contract of service whereas an
independent contractor runs his own business and may work for others under a
contract for services.
c) Employers are vicariously liable for the torts of independent contractors and for the
torts of employees committed during the course of their employment.
d) Greater protection is given to employees than independent contractors on matters
such as statutory sick and redundancy pay and protection from unfair and wrongful
dismissal.
Feedback: see lecture notes on employment. We also discussed this one in tort tutorials.
29. Which one of the following most accurately describes the term “indirect discrimination”
under the Equality Act 2010?
Feedback: see lecture notes on the definition of indirect discrimination. We also discussed
this one in tutorials.
30. The Equality Act provides protection to gay men and lesbians, but not to those who are
heterosexual - is this true?

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Feedback: see lecture on protected grounds. We discussed the wide scope of all the protected
grounds. We also discussed this one in tutorials.
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