First employment tribunal ruled Varnish was not an employeeRider was dropped from GB programme for 2016 Rio OlympicsThe former Great
Britain track cyclist Jess Varnish has lost her employment tribunal appeal against
British Cycling, which had threatened to alter the legal rights of elite athletes and the way they are funded by governing bodies.Varnish has spent years in a legal battle over her claim she should be considered an employee of British Cycling or
UK Sport and therefore should be subject to certain protections under law – including sick pay, a pension and the right to sue for unfair dismissal.
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