2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
CHAPTER 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry
§ 28-45-13 - Standards of apprenticeship agreements.

SECTION 28-45-13

   § 28-45-13  Standards of apprenticeship agreements. – All apprenticeship agreements submitted for approval and registration with the council shall contain explicitly or by reference:

   (1) Names and signatures of the contracting parties (apprentice and the program sponsor or employer), and the signature of a parent or guardian if the apprentice is a minor.

   (2) The date of birth of apprentice.

   (3) Name and address of the program sponsor and apprenticeship council.

   (4) A statement of the trade or craft in which the apprentice is to be trained, and the beginning date and term (duration) of apprenticeship.

   (5) A statement showing:

   (i) The number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work on the job; and

   (ii) The number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction that is recommended to be not less than one hundred forty-four (144) hours per year.

   (6) A statement setting forth a schedule of the work processes in the trade or industry divisions in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process.

   (7) A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether or not the required school time shall be compensated.

   (8) Statements providing:

   (i) For a specific period of probation not exceeding six (6) months or one thousand (1000) hours on the job during which time the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated by either party to the agreement upon written notice to the apprenticeship council.

   (ii) That, after the probationary period, the agreement may be cancelled at the request of the apprentice, or may be suspended, cancelled, or terminated by the sponsor, for good cause, with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for corrective action, and with written notice to the apprentice and to the apprenticeship council of the final action taken.

   (9) A reference incorporating as part of the agreement the standards of the apprenticeship program as it exists on the date of the agreement and as it may be amended during the period of the agreement.

   (10) A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment, and training, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex.

   (11) Provision that the services of the apprenticeship council may be utilized for consultation regarding the settlement of differences arising out of the apprenticeship agreement where those differences cannot be adjusted locally or in accordance with the established trade procedure.