(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act of 1967" means the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967;

"Act of 1977" means the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977;

"Act of 1993" means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993;

"Act of 2000" means the Social Welfare Act, 2000;

"appeals officer" has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1993;

"associated employer" shall be construed in accordance with subsection (2);

"carer's leave" shall be construed in accordance with section 6;

"confirmation document" has the meaning assigned to it by section 10;

"continuous employment" shall be construed in accordance with section 7(6);