Omitted. Except as provided in this clause or where otherwise stated all conditions of employment specified in the Award shall apply to apprentices. The ordinary hours of employment of apprentices shall not in each enterprise exceed those of the relevant tradesperson. Subject to 11.4.6 hereof the period of apprenticeship shall be four years. The period may be varied with the approval of the Apprenticeship Authority provided that any credits granted shall be counted as part of the apprenticeship for the purpose of wage progression under clause 17.7 of this Award. No apprentices under the age of 18 years shall be required to work overtime or shift work unless they so desire. No apprentice shall, except in an emergency, work or be required to work overtime or shift work at times which would prevent their attendance in training consistent with the contract or training agreement. No apprentice shall work under a system of payment by results. Transition provisions Any person engaged as an apprentice at the date this Award commenced operation shall be deemed to be an apprentice for all purposes of this Award until the completion or cancellation of their apprenticeship contract. Apprentices attending Technical College on RDO An apprentice working in an establishment under a particular work cycle in accordance with 19.10 of this Award who attends technical college on a rostered day off, shall be afforded another ordinary working day off as substitution for the rostered day off. Any substituted day must be taken in the current or next succeeding work cycle. Employment of minors An employer shall not employ minors in any trade covered by the classification of this Award where the relevant state apprenticeship authority has prescribed such classifications as an apprenticeship trade. A minor may be taken on as a probationary apprentice for three months, and if apprenticed, such three months shall count as part of their period of apprenticeship. Omitted Effect on period of apprenticeship of lost time If during the period of apprenticeships an apprentice has served less than the ordinary working days prescribed by this Award or has been unlawfully absent from work, for every day short or absent the apprentice shall serve an additional day in the apprenticeship period. Omitted Provided that in calculating the extra time to be so served, the apprentice shall be credited with time which the employee has worked during the relevant year in excess of the employee’s ordinary hours. Redundancy Definition of redundancy Redundancy shall apply where an employer has made a definite decision that:
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