Part VII Miscellaneous and general

Interpretation

295 Meaning of employee and related expressions.

1

In this Act—

  • contract of employment means a contract of service or of apprenticeship,

  • employee means an individual who has entered into or works under (or, where the employment has ceased, worked under) a contract of employment, and

  • employer, in relation to an employee, means the person by whom the employee is (or, where the employment has ceased, was) employed.

2

Subsection (1) has effect subject to section 235 and other provisions conferring a wider meaning on contract of employment or related expressions.