Part VIIMiscellaneous and general

Interpretation

295Meaning 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.