Part 1Duty to participate in education or training: England

Chapter 3Employers

Interpretation

19Contracts to which Chapter applies

1

In this Chapter, “ relevant contract of employment ” means a contract of employment—

a

under which the employee is required to work for at least 20 hours per week,

b

which—

i

has a fixed term of 8 weeks or longer, or

ii

does not have a fixed term but can reasonably be expected to be, or has been, in force for at least 8 weeks, and

c

under which the place of work, or one of the places where the employee may be required to work, is in England.

2

But a contract is not a “relevant contract of employment” if—

a

the employer has undertaken to provide the employee with sufficient relevant training or education in each relevant period, and

b

by virtue of the contract, the employee is in full-time occupation for the purposes of this Part.