The contracts between a franchisee of Weight Watchers International Inc., and "Lecturers" who instructed in the Weight Watchers' programme, provided that "the Lecturer is not an employee of the Company but is an independent contractor...". It was found, however, "that a lecturer is tied hand and foot by the contract with regard to the manner in which she performs her work under it ... [T]he only possible conclusion is that she is an employee."
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