Orders for compensationU.K.
5U.K.An order for the payment of money by way of compensation shall—
(a)in so far as the compensation is in respect of a period subsequent to the order, be made against the person who is the applicant’s former employer at the date of the order, and
(b)in so far as the compensation is in respect of a period before the order, be made against the person who was the former employer during the period of default by reason of which the order was made,
and where different persons have been at different times the applicant’s former employer, the sum payable under the order shall be apportioned by the order between those persons, and references in this Act to the person against whom such an order is made shall be construed accordingly.