S.L. 452.81 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 452.

(1) For the purposes of these regulations -

"Act" means the Employment and Industrial Relations Act;

"comparable permanent employee" means a whole time employee in the same establishment employed on a contract of service of indefinite duration and who is engaged in the same or similar work or occupation, due regard being given to other considerations including seniority, qualifications and skills:

Provided that where there is no comparable permanent employee in the same establishment, the comparison shall be made by reference to collective agreements covering similar comparable permanent employees in other establishments; "contract of service for a fixed term" means a contract of service entered into between an employer and an employee where the end of the contract is determined by reaching a specific date, or by completing a specific task, or through the occurrence of a specific event.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (1), terms and expressions used in these regulations shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning assigned to them in the Act.