Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 454 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS › Title 454 CMR 26.00 - Apprentice Standards › Section 26.06 - Registration of Apprentice Agreements

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) All
			 apprentices participating in an apprentice program must execute an apprentice
			 agreement with the apprentice program sponsor.
(2) No apprentice agreement shall be
			 effective until it is submitted to, and approved by, the Deputy
			 Director.
(3) No apprentice program
			 sponsor may submit for registration an apprentice agreement if, at the time
			 that the apprentice agreement is submitted to the Division, the sponsor has
			 reason to believe that the apprentice who executed the agreement will not be
			 provided full time employment for the entire period of time required to
			 complete the program.
(4) The
			 apprentice agreement shall contain the following terms, conditions, and
			 information:
(a) The names and signatures of
			 the contracting parties;
(b) If the
			 apprentice is a minor, the name and signature of the apprentice's parent or
			 guardian;
(c) The apprentice's
			 name, address, date of birth, and, on a voluntary basis, social security
			 number;
(d) The name and address of
			 the apprentice program sponsor and the Division;
(e) The name of the trade or craft in which
			 the apprentice is to be trained;
(f) The date on which the apprentice's
			 participation in the program is to commence and the term of
			 apprenticeship;
(g) A statement
			 showing:
1.The number of hours to be spent by
			 the apprentice in work on the job in a time-based program; or a description of
			 the skill sets to be attained by completion of a competency-based program,
			 including the on-the-job learning component; or the minimum number of hours to
			 be spent by the apprentice and a description of the skill sets to be attained
			 by completion of hybrid program; and
2.The number of hours per year of instruction
			 in technical subjects related to the occupation that the apprentice will
			 receive, which is recommended to be 150 hours per year, and whether the
			 apprentice will be responsible for paying any or all of the costs of related
			 instruction.
3.The total number of
			 hours of hands-on training required of the apprentice for completion of a
			 time-based program;
4.A description
			 of the work processes in which the apprentice will work and an approximation of
			 the proportion of time to be spent in each major process;
5.A statement of the graduated scale of wages
			 to be paid to the apprentice as described in
			 454 CMR
			 26.04;
6.A statement describing the duration and
			 conditions of the probationary period and the terms and conditions governing
			 apprentice agreement cancellation as prescribed by
			 454 CMR
			 26.08;
7.A statement that the apprentice will be
			 given equal opportunity in all phases of the apprentice program and will not be
			 discriminated against based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender,
			 sexual orientation, age, or handicap;
8.The name(s), address(es) and telephone
			 number(s) of the individual(s) designated by the apprentice program sponsor to
			 receive, investigate, and resolve complaints and concerns raised by apprentices
			 relative to the apprentice program;
9.A statement that if the apprentice has a
			 complaint or concern relative to the apprentice program which, after fully
			 exhausting all internal procedures, is not resolved by the apprentice program
			 sponsor to the apprentice's satisfaction, then the Deputy Director is available
			 to receive, investigate, and resolve the complaint or concern. Matters
			 unrelated to
			 454 CMR
			 26.00 or M.G.L. c. 23, §§ 11E through 11L
			 are not subject to such review;
10.A statement that the apprentice's
			 participation in the apprentice program is governed by M.G.L. c. 23,
			 §§ 11E through 11L and
			 454 CMR
			 26.00;
11.The amount of credit which the apprentice
			 program sponsor will give to the apprentice towards completion of the program,
			 if any, for any relevant hands-on training or related instruction which the
			 apprentice may have obtained while previously participating in other apprentice
			 programs or while employed by previous employers; and
12.An acknowledgement that the apprentice has
			 received a complete copy of the apprentice agreement, and a copy of the
			 "Apprentice Rights and Responsibilities".