Member

By the very nature of its design, an apprenticeship is designed to allow the employer and employee to assess, develop and track the capability of the apprentice during a period of learning. By design, apprenticeship and training contracts are intended to allow employees the opportunity to develop, track and assess their capability during a period of learning on the job. Employers hiring employees on these contracts should have adequate evidence to justify a dismissal on the grounds of conduct or capability. When dismissing an apprentice early for performance reasons is considered necessary by an employer, that would fall within the reasons covered by the probationary dismissal policy in the Bill.