The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

1.  In this Schedule—

“the 1996 Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1);

“the Tribunals Order” means the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(2);

“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.

(1)

S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)

(2)

S.I. 1996/1921 (N.I. 18)