1980 Ed.]
Director
Apprenticeship Regulations
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[Subsidiary]
(a) that the apprentice of his own free will and with the consent of his guardian (if any) binds himself to serve his employer as an apprentice during the period of apprenticeship stated in the contract of apprenticeship;
(b) that during the period of apprenticeship the employer will-
(i) employ the apprentice and, to the best of his ability, skill and knowledge, teach the apprentice or cause him to be taught in such skills and operations as may be specified by the Commissioner in relation to the designated trade in which he is apprenticed; and
(ii) permit the apprentice to attend any course of instruction specified in an attendance order made by the Commissioner;
Director
(c) the period of apprenticeship;
(d) the period of probation to be served by the apprentice;
(e) the wages to be paid to the apprentice, and the frequency
and manner of payment of wages;
(f) the normal hours of attendance by the apprentice at his
place of employment;
(g) the payment of sickness allowance or the entitlement to
sick leave during any illness of the apprentice;
(h) the entitlement of the apprentice to leave and holidays with
pay;
(i) any other terms and conditions under which the apprentice
is employed; and
(j) the grounds on which the apprentice may be suspended from employment or the contract of apprenticeship may be terminated.
5. (1) Every apprentice in a designated trade shall serve a period of probation of not less than 3 months or more than 6 months commencing from the date on which his employment under the contract of apprenticeship begins.
(2) During the period of probation either the employer or the apprentice may terminate the contract of apprenticeship by giving to the other party 7 days' notice, orally or in writing, of his intention to do so.
(3) Where any party terminates a contract of apprenticeship during a period of probation without notice as required by paragraph (2), the party terminating the contract shall pay to the other party a sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the apprentice during the period of notice.
6. A period of probation served by an apprentice shall be counted as part of the period of apprenticeship under his contract of apprenticeship.
Period of probation.
Probationary period to be part of apprenticeship.