NMWM05040 - Entitlement to National Minimum Wage: definitions of contract of employment, employee and employer
Relevant legislation
Contract of employment
Employee
Employer
Relevant legislation
The legislation that applies to this page is as follows:
- National Minimum Wage Act 1998, sections 54(1), 54(2) & 54(4)
- National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, regulation 3(1)
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Contract of employment
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998, section 54(2), defines a 바카라 사이트渃ontract of employment바카라 사이트� as:
바카라 사이트�.. a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether express or implied, and (if it is express) whether oral or in writing.바카라 사이트�
Employee
An 바카라 사이트渆mployee바카라 사이트� is defined in the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, section 54(1); as
바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�..an individual who has entered into or works under (or, where the employment has ceased, worked under) a contract of employment.바카라 사이트�
When considering entitlement to National Minimum Wage it is first necessary to determine that an individual is in fact a worker of an employer.
For minimum wage purposes, the definition of 바카라 사이트渨orker바카라 사이트� (NMWM05020) has a much broader definition than that of an 바카라 사이트渆mployee바카라 사이트� as it can also include workers who work under other forms of contracts (NMWM04060).
This broader definition means that whilst all 바카라 사이트渆mployees바카라 사이트� fall within the definition of a 바카라 사이트渨orker바카라 사이트� not all 바카라 사이트渨orkers바카라 사이트� will fall into the definition of 바카라 사이트渆mployee바카라 사이트�.
Employer
An 바카라 사이트渆mployer바카라 사이트� is defined in the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, section 54(4) as
바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트he person by whom the employee or worker is (or, where the employment has ceased, was) employed.바카라 사이트�
Where an employer maintains that a person is not a worker (and therefore outside the scope of National Minimum Wage legislation) it may be necessary to investigate the status (NMWM04000) of the worker to determine whether they fall within the definition of a worker according to the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.