Training contracts
12 Training contracts
A training contract has effect as if it were a deed duly executed by the employer and the apprentice or trainee.
Subject to section 11—
the training contract for an apprenticeship binds the employer and the apprentice—
from the time the employer is notified that the establishment of the apprenticeship has been approved, or
from the end of the probationary period,
whichever is the later, until the end of the term of the apprenticeship, and
(Repealed)
the training contract for a traineeship binds the employer and the trainee—
from the time the employer is notified that the establishment of the traineeship has been approved, or
from the end of the probationary period,
whichever is the later, until the end of the term of the traineeship.
A reference in this section to a training contract is a reference to the training contract most recently executed by the employer and apprentice or trainee, as varied in accordance with this Act.
Any time during which an employer has employed a person as an apprentice or trainee is taken to form part of the term of the person’s apprenticeship or traineeship.
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