Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

245.   Meaning of employer

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    (1)   In this Division “employer” includes—

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      (a)     any body of persons corporate or incorporate and the legal personal representative of a deceased employer;

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      (b)     a person who operates from his or her home, whether or not self-employed.

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    (2)   Where the services of a worker are temporarily lent or let on hire to another person by the person with whom the worker has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship, the latter shall, for the purposes of this Division be deemed to continue to be the employer of the worker whilst he or she is working for that other person.

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    (3)   In relation to a person plying for hire with any vehicle or vessel the use of which is obtained by that person under a contract of bailment, other than hire purchase agreement, the person from whom the use of the vessel or vehicle is so obtained shall, for the purposes of this Division, be deemed to be the employer.

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    (4)   In relation to a person employed for the purpose of—

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      (a)     any gain and engaged through a club; or

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      (b)     recreation and paid through a club,

the manager or members of the managing committee of the club shall, for the purposes of this Division, be deemed the employer.