James v Greenwich London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 35 is a UK labour law case, concerning implied contracts for workers who work through employment agencies.

Its opinion was reversed by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and superseded by the more recent Supreme Court decision by Lord Clarke in Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher.

Mrs James had worked for Greenwich Council (through a Brook Street plc subsidiary) for three years.

She was dismissed after she apparently took sick leave for two months without informing the agency or the council for her reasons.

Mrs James argued that this was a perverse finding, and the fact that she was an employee was the only one that matched the practical reality of the work relationship.