S.L. 594.6 Art. 10Vacation leave.

After completing the first six months of apprenticeship, apprentices shall be allowed in every calendar year -

(a) fifteen days holidays with pay on customary holidays or otherwise at the discretion of the employer; and

(b) fifteen days vacation leave with pay to be taken on days to be agreed on with the employer: Provided that -

(a) when a customary holiday falls on a Sunday or any other day of rest for the establishment concerned, the entitlement for leave in respect of that day shall be lost; and

(b) leave may not be availed of on a day when the apprentice is to attend school for theoretical instruction. In this article "customary holidays" means -

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