6Meaning of “employer”

6 Meaning of “employer”

6 Meaning of “employer”

(1) An employer for the contract cleaning industry is a person who—

(a) employs one or more persons to perform cleaning work in that industry, or

(b) is declared to be an employer for that industry under section 8.

(2) The following are not employers for the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a) the Commonwealth,

(b) the State,

(c) a local government authority,

(d) a company whose only workers are directors, if each of the directors participates in the management of the company or shares its profits,

(e) a person to whom subsection (1) (a) applies who is excluded by the regulations from being an employer.