Section 3078 Of Chapter 4. Apprenticeship From California Labor Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 4.
3078
. Every apprentice agreement entered into under this chapter
shall directly, or by reference, contain:
(a) The names of the contracting parties.
(b) The date of birth of the apprentice.
(c) A statement of the trade, craft, or business which the
apprentice is to be taught, and the time at which the apprenticeship
will begin and end.
(d) A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the
apprentice in work and the learning objectives to be accomplished
through related and supplemental instruction, except as otherwise
provided under Section 3074. These exceptions shall be subject to the
appeal procedures established in Sections 3081, 3082, 3083, and
3084. A minimum of 144 hours of related and supplemental instruction
for each year of apprenticeship is recommended; however, related
instruction may be expressed in terms of units or other objectives to
be accomplished. In no case shall the combined weekly hours of work
and required related and supplemental instruction of the apprentice
exceed the maximum number of hours of work prescribed by law for a
person of the age of the apprentice.
(e) A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the
trade or industry divisions in which the apprentice is to be taught
and the approximate time to be spent at each process.
(f) A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the
apprentice and whether the required schooltime shall be compensated.
(g) A statement providing for a period of probation of not more
than 1,000 hours of employment and not more than 72 hours of related
instruction, during which time the apprentice agreement may be
terminated by the program sponsor at the request in writing of either
party, and providing that after the probationary period the
apprentice agreement may be terminated by the administrator by mutual
agreement of all parties thereto, or canceled by the administrator
for good and sufficient reason.
(h) A provision that all controversies or differences concerning
the apprentice agreement which cannot be adjusted locally, or which
are not covered by collective-bargaining agreement, shall be
submitted to the administrator for determination as provided for in
Section 3081.
(i) A provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill his or
her obligation under the apprentice agreement may, with approval of
the administrator, transfer the contract to any other employer if the
apprentice consents and the other employer agrees to assume the
obligation of the apprentice agreement.
(j) Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or
approved by the California Apprenticeship Council, not inconsistent
with the provisions of this chapter.
(k) A clause providing that there shall be no liability on the
part of the other contracting party for an injury sustained by an
apprentice engaged in schoolwork at a time when the employment of the
apprentice has been temporarily or permanently terminated.