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Section 15: Hours of work, overtime, leave and holidays.

The Apprentices Act, 1961Central Act · Act 52 of 1961

[(1) The weekly and daily hours of work of an apprentice while undergoing practical training in a workplace shall be as determined by the employer subject to the compliance with the training duration, if prescribed.]

(2) No apprentice shall be required or allowed to work overtime except with the approval of the Apprenticeship Adviser who shall not grant such approval unless he is satisfied that such overtime is in the interest of the training of the apprentice or in the public interest.

[(3) An apprentice shall be entitled to such leave and holidays as are observed in the establishment in in which he is undergoing training.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Apprentices Act, 1961
Section15
Marginal noteHours of work, overtime, leave and holidays.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 29 of 2014. . Subs. by Act 29 of 2014, s. 9, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 22-12-2014).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 22-12-2014).

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