Definitions
2(a.1)
[Rep. by 2001 c33 s1]
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In this Act
2(a)
[Rep. by 2001 c33 s1]
2(b)
"contract of service" means a contract, whether or not in writing, in which an employer, either expressly or by implication, in return for the payment of a wage to an employee, reserves the right of control and direction of the manner and method by which the employee carries out the duties to be performed under the contract, but does not include a contract entered into by an employee qualified in or training for qualification in and working for an employer in the practice of
2(i)
accountancy, architecture, law, medicine, pharmacy, professional engineering, surveying, teaching, veterinary science, and (ii) other professions and occupations that may be prescribed; "wage" means remuneration, salary, commission or return in a form permitted by this Act, or combination of forms, for work or services performed by an employee for an employer under a contract of service and, if the context so admits, includes payments provided for in this Act for vacation pay and holiday pay, but does not include tips and gratuities.
2(c)
"director" means the Director of Labour Standards appointed under section 61 and includes an officer designated by the director to implement the powers conferred by section 62;
2(d)
"employee" means a natural person who works under a contract of service for an employer;
2(e)
"employer" means a person who is a party to a contract of service with an employee;
2(f)
"minister" means the minister appointed under the Executive Council Act to administer this Act;
2(g)
[Rep. 1992 c17 s1 & 1993 c53 s18]
2(h)
"undertaking" includes a trade, industry, occupation or business carried on by an employer; and
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