Defined term

“employee”

Defined in 88 Acts and 87 statutory instruments.

  1. The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 SI
  2. The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 SI
  3. The Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 SI
  4. The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 SI
  5. The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026 SI
  6. The Aviation Security and Piracy (Overseas Territories) Order 2000 SI
  7. Banking Act 2009 Act
  8. The Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998 SI
  9. The Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 SI
  10. Care Act 2014 Act
  11. Care Standards Act 2000 Act
  12. The Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994 SI
  13. The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 SI
  14. Childcare Act 2006 Act
  15. The Childcare (Free of Charge for Working Parents) (England) Regulations 2022 SI 2 definitions
  16. Children and Social Work Act 2017 Act
  17. Children and Young Persons Act 2008 Act
  18. The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 SI
  19. The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 SI
  20. The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005 SI
  21. Companies Act 1985 Act 2 definitions
  22. Companies Act 2006 Act 4 definitions
  23. Companies (Beneficial Interests) Act 1983 Act
  24. Consumer Rights Act 2015 Act
  25. The Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012 SI
  26. The Contracting Out (Functions relating to Broadcast Advertising) and Specification of Relevant Functions Order 2004 SI
  27. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 Act
  28. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Act 3 definitions
  29. Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Act
  30. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act 14 definitions
  31. Corporation Tax Act 2010 Act
  32. The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 SI
  33. Crime and Courts Act 2013 Act
  34. The Crown Estate Transfer Scheme 2017 SI
  35. Data Protection Act 2018 Act 3 definitions
  36. Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 Act
  37. Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 Act 2 definitions
  38. The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Norway) Order 2000 SI
  39. Education Reform Act 1988 Act
  40. Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 SI
  41. The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 SI
  42. The Employee Study and Training (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2010 SI
  43. The Employer-Financed Retirement Benefits (Excluded Benefits for Tax Purposes) Regulations 2007 SI
  44. Employer’s Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969 Act
  45. Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 Act
  46. Employment Act 2002 Act 4 definitions
  47. The Employment and Trading Income etc. (Loan Charge Settlement Scheme) Regulations 2026 SI
  48. Employment And Training Act 1973 Act
  49. Employment Rights Act 1996 Act
  50. Employment Rights Act 2025 Act
  51. The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 SI
  52. The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 SI
  53. Employment Tribunals Act 1996 Act
  54. Energy Act 2013 Act 4 definitions
  55. Energy Act 2023 Act
  56. The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 SI
  57. The Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 SI
  58. The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Great Britain) Regulations 2009 SI
  59. The Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012 SI
  60. Finance Act 1994 Act
  61. Finance Act 1997 Act
  62. Finance Act 2001 Act
  63. Finance Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  64. Finance Act 2004 Act 4 definitions
  65. Finance Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  66. Finance Act 2011 Act
  67. Finance Act 2012 Act
  68. Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 Act 2 definitions
  69. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act 6 definitions
  70. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 SI
  71. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Act
  72. The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 SI
  73. The Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002 SI
  74. The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008 SI
  75. The Food Crime Officers (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2025 SI
  76. The Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 SI
  77. The Franchising Schemes and Enhanced Partnership Schemes (Application of TUPE) (England) Regulations 2017 SI
  78. Further and Higher Education Act 1992 Act 2 definitions
  79. The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2009 SI
  80. Gas Act 1995 Act
  81. Greater London Authority Act 1999 Act
  82. The Greater London Authority (Protected Information) Order 2000 SI
  83. Health Act 2006 Act
  84. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Act
  85. The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 SI
  86. The Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1990 SI
  87. Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 Act
  88. The Illegal Working Compliance Orders Regulations 2016 SI
  89. Immigration Act 2014 Act
  90. Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  91. The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2021 SI
  92. The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 SI
  93. Income Tax Act 2007 Act
  94. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Act 32 definitions
  95. The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 SI 5 definitions
  96. Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 Act 7 definitions
  97. The Indirect Taxes (Disclosure of Avoidance Schemes) Regulations 2017 SI 2 definitions
  98. Industrial Training Act 1982 Act
  99. The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 SI
  100. Infrastructure Act 2015 Act
  101. Insurance Act 2015 Act
  102. The International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations 2023 SI
  103. Jobseekers Act 1995 Act
  104. The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 SI
  105. The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations 2013 SI
  106. The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 SI
  107. Local Government Act 1972 Act 2 definitions
  108. Local Government Act 1985 Act
  109. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 Act
  110. Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 Act
  111. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 Act
  112. The Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1986 SI
  113. Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 Act
  114. The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 SI
  115. The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018 SI
  116. The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 SI
  117. The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of staff to Assembly Commission Scheme) Order 2007 SI
  118. National Health Service Act 2006 Act
  119. National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 Act 2 definitions
  120. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 Act
  121. The National Insurance Contributions (Application of Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004) Regulations 2012 SI 2 definitions
  122. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 Act
  123. The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 SI 3 definitions
  124. The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 SI
  125. Office of Communications Act 2002 Act
  126. The Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2011 SI
  127. The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 SI
  128. The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 SI
  129. Patents Act 1977 Act
  130. The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 SI
  131. Pension Schemes Act 1993 Act 2 definitions
  132. Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 Act 2 definitions
  133. The Pension Schemes (Transfers, Reorganisations and Winding Up) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 SI
  134. Pensions Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  135. The Personal Pension Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to Approve) (Permitted Investments) Regulations 2001 SI
  136. The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 SI
  137. Police Reform Act 2002 Act
  138. Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  139. Postal Services Act 2000 Act
  140. The Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Accrued Pension Rights) Order 2012 SI
  141. The Powysland Internal Drainage District (Abolition) Order 2015 SI
  142. Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 Act
  143. Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  144. The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 SI
  145. Railways Act 2005 Act
  146. Registered Designs Act 1949 Act
  147. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 SI
  148. The Reserve Forces (Payments to Employers and Partners) Regulations 2014 SI
  149. The Revenue and Customs (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2010 SI
  150. The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 SI
  151. School Standards and Framework Act 1998 Act
  152. The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 SI
  153. Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 Act
  154. Social Security Administration Act 1992 Act
  155. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 Act
  156. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 Act 11 definitions
  157. Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 Act 10 definitions
  158. The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014 SI 2 definitions
  159. The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 SI
  160. The Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 2013 SI
  161. The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2004 SI
  162. The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2012 SI
  163. The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2004 SI
  164. The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Promoters and Prescribed Circumstances) Regulations 2004 SI 2 definitions
  165. Tax Credits Act 2002 Act 2 definitions
  166. The Tax Credits (Payments by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002 SI
  167. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act 5 definitions
  168. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 Act 4 definitions
  169. The Transfer of Employment (Pension Protection) Regulations 2005 SI
  170. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 SI
  171. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Department for Work and Pensions) Regulations 2014 SI
  172. The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 SI
  173. Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 Act
  174. Transport Act 2000 Act
  175. The Working Tax Credit (Payment by Employers) Regulations 2002 SI

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