In this Schedule—

• “the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996 M1;

• “consulted representative” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(2);

• “contract of employment” means a contract of service or apprenticeship whether express or implied and (if it is express) whether oral or in writing;

• “employee” means an individual who has entered into or works under a contract of employment and includes, where the employment has ceased, an individual who worked under a contract of employment;

• “employment”, in relation to an employee, means employment under a contract of employment (and “employed” has a corresponding meaning);

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