§ Mr. John Edenasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance why a locum tenens, if he can prove employment, even if it be only part-time, and provided he has paid the necessary contributions, is not entitled on injury to Industrial Injuries Benefits payable under regulations made by him.
114W
§ Miss PittEntitlement to benefit under the Industrial Injuries Acts depends upon the injured person having been insured under those Acts and having sustained an industrial accident, and there is no condition requiring the payment of a particular number of contributions. Insurability under the Industrial Injuries Acts of a locum tenens normally depends upon the employment being under a contract of service. Where, however, the employment is one in which the practitioner is wholly or mainly engaged and is remunerated by salary, regulations provide that it shall be insurable notwithstanding that it is not under a contract of service. Whether an employment is or is not under a contract of service depends upon the nature of the arrangement made between the persons concerned.
§ Mr. John Edenasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what conditions must be fulfilled under his regulations by a locum tenens before he can be regarded as an employed person for insurance purposes.
§ Miss PittTo be treated as an employed person under the National Insurance Acts a locum tenens must either be employed under a contract of service and render services in that employment in a particular week for at least four hours, or, where there is no contract of service, must be wholly or mainly engaged in the employment and remunerated by salary.