Rishworth, GlobalCrew or OSM (or whoever the heck it was that employed me during my short tenure) have everything covered. Lots of people will claim Norwegian was the actual employer because it was Norwegian that dictated the schedule, provided the uniform and all materials (including iPad/phone allowance) but they're wrong. The "employment" test (at least in the UK) is only used to decide your tax status as a contractor, not there to help you in any way. But I'm happy to be proven wrong. It would seem an agency employer can put put whatever they like into an employment contract these days. If you sign it, unless there is specific written legislation saying that can't do something, you have no recourse. Below is a snippet of my contract.
