§ 40.1-121. Requisites of apprentice agreement
Every apprentice agreement entered into under this chapter shall contain:
1. The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties;
2. The date of birth of the apprentice;
3. A statement of the trade, craft, or business which the apprentice is to be taught, and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end;
4. A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related or supplemental instruction;
5. A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the trade or industry division in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate time to be spent at each process;
6. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether the required schooltime shall be compensated;
7. A statement providing for a period of probation of not less than 500 hours of employment and instruction extending over not less than four months, during which time the apprentice agreement shall be terminated by the Council at the request in writing of either party, and providing that after such probationary period the apprentice agreement may be terminated by the Council by mutual agreement of all parties thereto, or cancelled by the Council for good and sufficient reason;
8. A provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill his obligation under the apprentice agreement may with the approval of the Council transfer such contract to any other employer if (i) the apprentice consents, (ii) such other employer agrees to assume the obligations of the apprentice agreement, and (iii) the transfer is reported to the registration agency within thirty days of the transfer; and
9. Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the Council not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(Code 1950, § 40-127; 1960, c. 336; 1970, c. 321; 1990, c. 614.)
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