Europa The provision in paragraph 1 of point I (United Kingdom) of annex V to Regulation no 1408/71, far from restricting the definition of the term ‘worker’ as it emerges from clarify the scope of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph vis-a-vis British legislation. A person who:- was compulsorily insured against the contingency of ‘ sickness ‘ successively as an employed person and as a self-employed person under a social security scheme for the whole working population; – was a self-employed person when this contingency occurred; – at the said time and under the provisions of the said scheme, nevertheless could have claimed sickness benefits in cash at the full rate only if there were taken into account both the contributions paid by him or on his behalf when he was an employed person and those which he made as a self-employed person;
constitutes, as regards british legislation, a ‘worker’ within the meaning of article 1(a)(ii) of regulation no 1408/71 for the purposes of the application of the first sentence of article 22(1)(ii) of that regulation.
Citations:
C-17/76
European, Benefits, Employment
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.132425