Pro hac vice

In simple terms this translates to mean “for this occasion”.

 This principle is important in establishing vicarious liability.

In practice there are occasions when employers lend or hire employees to other employers (recipient employers). This is often for a particular purpose, for example to undertake specialist tasks. Usually the employee will continue to be employed by the original employer under the terms and conditions of his or her contract of employment, however, there are occasions when the employee will be deemed as being employed by the recipient employers.

 To assess which employer is liable for the employee, the arrangements between the parties are looked at, with particular attention given to the party who controls the work that the employee undertakes. In the case of Sime v Sutcliffe Catering Scotland Limited [1990] IRLR 228 it was decided that the recipient employer was liable for the employee because the day to day management and control of the employee was undertaken by themselves.