Section 80 — Equality Act 2010: Interpretation and exceptions

Interpretation and exceptions 80 1 This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

2 The terms of a person's work are—

a if the person is employed, the terms of the person's employment that are in the person's contract of employment, contract of apprenticeship or contract to do work personally;

b if the person holds a personal or public office, the terms of the person's appointment to the office.

3 If work is not done at an establishment, it is to be treated as done at the establishment with which it has the closest connection.

4 A person (P) is the responsible person in relation to another person if—

a P is the other's employer;

b P is responsible for paying remuneration in respect of a personal or public office that the other holds.

5 A job evaluation study is a study undertaken with a view to evaluating, in terms of the demands made on a person by reference to factors such as effort, skill and decision-making, the jobs to be done—

a by some or all of the workers in an undertaking or group of undertakings, or b in the case of the armed forces, by some or all of the members of the armed forces.

6 In the case of Crown employment, the reference in subsection (5)(a) to an undertaking is to be construed in accordance with section 191(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 Schedule 7 (exceptions) has effect.