1. In this Schedule—E+W+S
“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996 M1;
“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.