Regulation 7 Amendment of the Employment Act 1989

In section 8(4) of the Employment Act 1989 (power to exempt discrimination in favour of lone parents in connection with training)^f1, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

“couple” has the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; and

(c)

“lone parent” means a person who—

(i)

is not a member of a couple, and

(ii)

is responsible for, and a member of the same household as, a child.”.