Defined term

“employed”

Defined in 30 Acts and 59 statutory instruments.

  1. The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 SI
  2. Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 Act
  3. The Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998 SI
  4. The Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2011 SI
  5. The Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration)(England) Regulations 2010 SI
  6. The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 SI
  7. The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 SI
  8. The Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 SI
  9. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Act
  10. The Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 SI
  11. Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 Act
  12. The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations 2002 SI
  13. Education Act 2002 Act
  14. Education (Grants) (Music, Ballet and Choir Schools) (England) Regulations 2001 SI
  15. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2000 SI
  16. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2001 SI
  17. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2002 SI
  18. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003 SI
  19. Education Reform Act 1988 Act
  20. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 SI
  21. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 SI
  22. Employment And Training Act 1973 Act
  23. Employment Rights Act 1996 Act 4 definitions
  24. Employment Rights Act 2025 Act
  25. Employment Tribunals Act 1996 Act
  26. Energy Act 2013 Act 2 definitions
  27. The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004 SI
  28. The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008 SI
  29. The Friendly Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1994 SI
  30. Further and Higher Education Act 1992 Act
  31. The Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  32. The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008 SI
  33. The General Teaching Council for England (Additional Functions) Order 2000 SI
  34. General Teaching Council for England (Deduction of Fees) Regulations 2001 SI
  35. The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001 SI
  36. The General Teaching Council for England (Registration of Teachers) Regulations 2000 SI
  37. Greater London Authority Act 1999 Act
  38. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 SI
  39. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Act 4 definitions
  40. The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009 SI
  41. The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2004 SI
  42. The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2005 SI
  43. Industrial Training Act 1982 Act
  44. The Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026 SI
  45. The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 SI
  46. National Health Service Act 2006 Act
  47. The National Health Service (General Dental Services Supplementary List) and (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 2003 SI
  48. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) Regulations 2001 SI
  49. The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services Supplementary List) and (General Ophthalmic Services Amendment and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2005 SI
  50. The National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004 SI
  51. The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Services List) and the (General Medical Services Supplementary List) and (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2003 SI
  52. The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 SI
  53. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 Act
  54. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 Act
  55. Nurses Agencies Regulations 2002 SI
  56. The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 SI
  57. Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 Act
  58. The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 SI
  59. Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007 Act
  60. Pension Schemes Act 1993 Act
  61. Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 Act
  62. The Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008 SI
  63. Rent Act 1977 Act 3 definitions
  64. Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 Act 3 definitions
  65. The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 SI
  66. School Standards and Framework Act 1998 Act
  67. Scotland Act 1998 Act
  68. The Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024 SI
  69. Social Security Act 1973 Act
  70. The Social Security (Barbados) Order 1992 SI
  71. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 Act
  72. Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 Act
  73. The Social Security (Contributions) (Republic of Korea) Order 2000 SI
  74. The Social Security (Finland) Order 1984 SI
  75. The Social Security (Ireland) Order 2007 SI
  76. The Social Security (Jamaica) Order 1997 SI
  77. The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994 SI
  78. The Social Security (Netherlands) Order 2007 SI
  79. The Social Security (New Zealand) Order 1983 SI
  80. The Social Security (Norway) Order 1991 SI
  81. The Social Security (Philippines) Order 1989 SI
  82. The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1979 SI
  83. The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 SI
  84. Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 Act
  85. The Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010 SI
  86. Welfare Reform Act 2007 Act
  87. The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 SI
  88. The Working Time (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013 SI
  89. The Working Time Regulations 1998 SI

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