Joe O'Toole (Independent)

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 7, subsection (1), lines 4 to 7, to delete paragraph (a) and substitute the following new paragraph:

"(a) any consideration, whether in cash or in kind, which the employee receives, directly or indirectly, from the employer in respect of the employment, and".

This amendment proposes to tidy up the definition of "remuneration" which changes in different legislation. This definition is not the same as that contained in the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 but is similar to the definition contained in the Payment of Wages Act 1991 which excludes expenses. This definition is inappropriate to fixed-term work legislation; it should be the same as that contained in the 2001 Act, otherwise it will cause confusion.