(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.