The whole self-employed FI thing is a real can of worms that is only just being opened.
I have some experience with these sort of problems and I have to say, even though you are self employed your length of service is more important.
Were you "employed" there for more than 12 months?
Were company procedures followed for your dismissal?
Are there any procedures?
Were warned about your conduct before?
If you were sacked on the spot, therefore it must have been gross misconduct. Was gross misconduct laid down in the company handbook?
Did they have a company handbook?
If Sherburn is like all other clubs I've been involved, then the answers are liable to be no except for the length of service.
Sherburn are likely to get absolutely slaughtered on this unless they can answer yes to all these questions.
Tribunals are usually won or lost on procedural matters, not right or wrongs.
Last edited by Say again s l o w l y; 11th Apr 2007 at 12:42.