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StatuteSocial Security Act 2018

Section 181 — Social Security Act 2018: Application of health and safety legislation, etc

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181 Application of health and safety legislation, etc (1) This section applies if a person ( P )— (a) is doing work as part of a job search activity in accordance with P’s work-test obligations or under section 261 or 324 ; or (b) is a beneficiary and is doing work as part of an employment-related activity or activity in the community arranged by MSD. (2) The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and the Human Rights Act 1993 apply to P, and to the person ( B ) providing the work that person P is doing, as if P were— (a) a worker in B’s business or undertaking; or (b) B’s employee. (3) Except as provided in subsection (2), nothing in this Part creates or implies an employment relationship between P and B. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 123C

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