EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 - SECT 5.5.8 Employer's obligations under a training contract
EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 - SECT 5.5.8
Employer's obligations under a training contract(1) An employer who employs an apprentice under a training contract—
(a) must ensure that the apprentice is trained in accordance with an approved training scheme; and
(b) must allow the apprentice to comply with the approved training scheme without hindrance if that scheme or any part of that scheme is conducted during normal working hours.
Penalty: 10 penalty units for a natural person and 50 penalty units for a body corporate.
(2) If an apprentice under a training contract attends a vocational education and training course provided by a registered education and training organisation in accordance with an approved training scheme during normal working hours, that attendance is deemed to be attendance at work for the purposes of any employment agreement or any other contract of employment.