Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

(1) In these Regulations-- 'employment' means-- (a) employment under a contract of service, an apprenticeship, a contract for services or otherwise than under a contract, and (b) the grant of practising privileges by a service provider to a medical practitioner, giving permission to practice as a medical practitioner in a hospital managed by the service provider,

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 defines employment as: - Employment under a contract of service, an apprenticeship. - Practising privileges granted to a medical practitioner, which give permission to practise as a medical practitioner in a hospital managed by the service provider. Although volunteers and Shared Lives carers are not strictly employees, they are included in the definition for the purposes of the regulations and therefore this guidance. References to 'staff' and 'employees' therefore apply to them and temporary or agency workers.

Details about a persons occupation and their state of being in paid or unpaid work

Local authorities have indicated that this information is routinely collected for clients aged 18 to 64 with a Learning Disability (the PSR should be ‘Learning Disability Support’). For this reason, Employment Status is only mandatory for people with the PSR, ‘Learning Disability Support’. Where available, local authorities can submit Employment Status for other clients; this is encouraged for unpaid carers. ‘Unknown’ should be used where the client’s employment status has not been recorded. • Paid: Less than 16 hours a week • Paid: 16 or more hours a week • Not in Paid Employment (seeking work) • Not in Paid Employment (not actively seeking work / retired) • Not in Paid Employment (voluntary work only) • Paid: Hours per week unknown • Unknown Data type: Defined list