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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 June 2025
Debate
Employment Rights BillContribution
279F: Clause 148, page 146, line 43, at end insert—
“(1A) In this Part “employer” means any of the following—(a) an employer within the meaning of section 230(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or Article 3(4) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16));(b) a person who is an employer for the purposes of Part 4A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 in relation to a worker mentioned in section 43K(2) of that Act;(c) a person who is an employer for the purposes of Part 5A of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 in relation to a worker mentioned in Article 67K(2) of that Order;(d) a person who is the principal for the purposes of section 47A or 63A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or Article 70A or 91A of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (right to time off for young person for study or training);(e) a person who is—(i) an employer for the purposes of Chapter 3 or 4 of Part 2A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (zero hours workers) by virtue of section 27BJ(7) or (as the case may be) 27BP(8) of that Act,(ii) an employer in relation to a zero hours arrangement within the meaning of Part 2A of that Act (see section 27BZ2(1) of that Act), or(iii) an employer in relation to a non-contractual zero hours arrangement within the meaning of Article 59A of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;(f) in relation to an individual who is an agency worker within the meaning of Part 2A of the Employment Rights Act 1996—(i) a person who is the hirer within the meaning of any Part of Schedule A1 to that Act (agency workers: guaranteed hours and rights relating to shifts);(ii) a work-finding agency within the meaning of Schedule A1 to that Act (see section 27BV(4) of that Act);(iii) a relevant person within the meaning of section 47I of that Act (agency workers and Schedule A1 rights);(g) in relation to an individual who is an agency worker within the meaning of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93) or the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. (N.I.) 2011 No. 350)—(i) the hirer within the meaning of the relevant Regulations;(ii) (where the worker is not actually employed by the temporary work agency) the temporary work agency within the meaning of the relevant Regulations;(h) in relation to an individual seeking to be employed by a person as a worker, that person.”Member's explanatory statement
This amendment defines “employer” for the purposes of Part 5. In particular, the definition reflects the persons on whom requirements are imposed by clauses 1 to 5 (zero hours workers, etc).
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