SERVICE CONTRACTS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AS WORKERS: DETERMINATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIALCOURT IN THE NEW WORLD OF WORK

Spring Limited (Spring) is one of the leading Fintechs in Nigeria and is headed by Brain,
the CEO who was listed on the Forbes Under 30 2022. Recently, the company raised $5m
from its Series A funding round and intends to use these funds to set up more branches in
certain strategic cities in Nigeria. In line with its plans, the company has now established
new branches in Abuja and Portharcourt as a means to expand its operations and promote
financial inclusion in the country. It contracted Paperrail Ltd (Paperrail), a company that
provides cleaning services for the provision of these services to its newly set up Abuja and
Portharcourt branches.