The rights of learners in a learnership
are described in Sectoral Determination No. 5 on Learnerships, which
forms part of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997. The Sectoral
Determination is an official document that describes the conditions of
employment of unemployed learners. It covers issues such as hours of
work, annual leave, sick leave, the contract of employment that must be
signed by the learner and the employer, as well as the certificate of
service that the employer has to provide to the learner at the end of
the learnership.
Employers have to adhere to the requirements stipulated
in the Sectoral Determination, and they have to explain the conditions
in it to learners. You can get a copy of the Sectoral Determination on
the Department of Labour’s website, www.labour.gov.za. Search under
topics for “L” and go to “Learnerships”, then scroll down to “Sectoral
Determination”.
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