§ Mr. ASTORasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state by whom the employer's contribution, under the National Insurance Act, is payable in respect of a man casually employed during the first four days of the week and regularly employed on the last two days of the week; and whether he will state by whom the employer's contribution, under the National Insurance Act, is payable in respect of a charwoman employed for half-an-hour of each morning by one employer and by another employer during the rest of the day?
§ Mr. MASTERMANIn the case stated, if the man is casually employed for the purpose of the employer's trade or business, the first employer must pay; otherwise the regular employer will be liable. In the case of the charwoman, the first employer is responsible for the payment unless an arrangemnt is made between the employers in accordance with the regula- 693W tions, although of course any private agreement may be arranged whereby the employers' contributions are shared by the various employers in proportion to the work done.