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

"Act of 2015" means the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015;

"Commission" means the Low Pay Commission established under section 10A (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 2015);

"contract of employment" means -(a) a contract of service or apprenticeship, or(b) any other contract whereby an individual agrees with another person to do or perform personally any work or service for that person or a third person (whether or not the third person is a party to the contract),whether the contract is express or implied and, if express, whether or not it is in writing;

"Directive" means Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 20221 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;

"employee" means a person of any age who has entered into, or works or has worked under, a contract of employment;