GOVERNMENT SCHEMES definition
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES means any mandatory government-sponsored or maintained agreements, arrangements, customs, practices or obligations under any Law to which any company contributes in compliance with applicable Law in existence as of the date of this Agreement for the payment of, provision for, or contribution towards, any pensions, allowances, lump sums or other like benefits on retirement, death, termination of employment (whether voluntary or not), or during periods of sickness or disablement, which are for the benefit of an employee or the benefit of persons dependent on any employee.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES means health care financing schemes whose characteristics are determined by law or by the government and where a separate budget is set for the programme and a government unit that has an overall responsibility for it;