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Benefit victory for golf caddy

A golf caddy has successfully appealed against a decision by the Department for Work and Pensions that he wasn’t entitled to jobseekers allowance, reports The Courier.

Douglas Saunderson was a professional caddy at St. Andrews Old Course. He had worked there for a number of years on a self-employed basis during the spring and summer when the course was at its busiest. He applied for jobseekers allowance in October 2007, when his services on the course were no longer required, but his application was rejected.

Mr Saunderson appealed this decision to the First-Tier Tribunal, but was unsuccessful on the grounds that he was in a “recognisable cycle of work.” This decision was also endorsed by the judge of the Upper Tribunal.

Mr Saunderson then took his appeal to the Court of Session, where he was successful.

Morisons Solicitors, the legal firm which represented Mr Saunderson, and is behind the Employment Law Edinburgh website, described the decision as an “important and significant finding” for other self-employed seasonal professionals.

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