Abolition of Corporal Punishment Act, 1997
R 385
Manpower Training Act, 1981 (Act No. 56 of 1981)Designation of Trades and Prescription of Conditions of Apprenticeship6. Payment of course and test fees |
| 1) | An employer shall- |
| a) | advance to the accredited training centre or technical institution the course and or test/fees payable by an apprentice; and |
| b) | bear all costs relating to the courses and tests in respect of any training specified in the published schedule. |
| 2) | The amount advanced in terms of subclause (1) (a) may be deducted from the wages of the apprentice in equal weekly instalments during a 52-week period from date of advance: Provided that- |
| a) | if, at the test, the apprentice obtains the certificate for which he was enrolled or the trade theory of the N2 certificate, the full amount deducted shall be refunded to him by the employer; and |
| b) | if the apprentice fails to obtain the certificate or trade theory referred to in (a) the refund be made only in respect of modules or subjects passed. |
| 3) | All apprentices shall be in possession of the following hand tools upon indenture: Saw frame (excluding blades) jeweller’s hammer, flat pliers, chain pliers, jeweller’s scissors, triblet, size stick, pair of dividers and jeweller’s steel block. Where the employer provides such tools he may, in not less 52 equal weekly instalments, deduct the cost thereof from the wages of the apprentice. The aforementioned tools shall remain the property of the apprentice. |
