Jess Varnish's two-day appeal in her employment case against British Cycling began on Tuesday morning.
Varnish had argued in her original tribunal that she should have been considered an employee of British Cycling and UK Sport but it ruled her National Lottery funding was more akin to a student grant than employment.
However, in December she was given the right to appeal the original ruling and said, “We could easily have walked away after the original decision went against us, however, I believe we’re doing the right thing by not giving up.
“I want to give athletes an opportunity to hold to account employees of governing bodies, who they interact with on a daily basis, and have significant control over their careers and opportunities.”
The case against British Cycling was being held remotely for the duration of Tuesday and half of Wednesday but the outcome of the hearing could take anything between four and 10 weeks.
