3AMeaning of *worker* and *volunteer worker*

3A Meaning of *worker* and *volunteer worker*

(1) For the purposes of the reportable conduct scheme, an individual is a worker for a provider if—

(a) under an arrangement between the individual and the provider, the provider supplies or may supply the individual to one or more persons to perform work; and

(b) the provider is obliged to pay the individual (in whole or in part) for the performance of that work by the individual, whether payment is provided directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an individual may be a worker for a provider whether or not—

(a) the individual is employed by the provider; or

(b) a contract has been entered into between the individual and the provider; or

(c) the individual is an apprentice or is under a training contract, both within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

(3) For the purposes of the reportable conduct scheme, an individual is a volunteer worker for a provider if under an arrangement between the individual and the provider, the provider supplies or may supply the individual to one or more persons to perform work on a voluntary basis.