2007 Minnesota Statutes

178.07 APPRENTICE AGREEMENTS.
Every apprentice agreement entered into under this chapter shall contain:
(1) the names of the contracting parties;
(2) the date of birth, and information as to the race and sex of the apprentice;
(3) 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;
(4) a statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and
the number of hours to be spent in concurrent, supplementary instruction in related subjects,
which instruction shall be not less than 144 hours during each year of the apprenticeship term.
The maximum number of hours of work per week not including time spent in related and
supplemental instruction for any apprentice shall not exceed either the number prescribed by law
or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the company by which
the apprentice is employed. An apprentice may be allowed to work overtime provided that the
overtime work does not conflict with supplementary instruction course attendance. All time in
excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the apprenticeship agreement
shall be considered overtime. For overtime, the apprentice's rate of pay shall be increased by the
same percentage as the journeyman's rate of pay for overtime is increased in the same industry or
establishment;
(5) 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;
(6) a statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether the
required school time shall be compensated;
(7) a statement providing for a period of probation of not more than 500 hours of
employment and instruction extending over not more than four months, during which time the
apprentice agreement shall be terminated by the director upon written request of either party, and
providing that after such probationary period the apprentice agreement may be terminated by
the director by mutual agreement of all parties thereto, or terminated by the director for good
and sufficient reason;
(8) a provision that controversies or differences concerning the terms of the apprentice
agreement which cannot be resolved by the parties thereto, or which are not covered by a
collective bargaining agreement, may be submitted to the director for determination as provided
for in section 178.09;
(9) a provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill an obligation under the apprentice
agreement may, with the approval of the director, transfer such contract to any other employer,
provided that the apprentice consents and that such other employer agrees to assume the
obligations of the apprentice agreement; and
(10) such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the director
not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
History: (4260-37) 1939 c 363 s 7; 1941 c 85; 1974 c 144 s 7; 1986 c 444