Section 6
SEC. 6. Section five of Republic Act Numbered One thousand eight hundred and twenty-six is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. Any employer with an approved apprenticeship program may enter into an apprenticeship agreement with a qualified apprentice. Each apprenticeship agreement shall contain: The full names of the contracting parties; The date of birth of the apprentice; A statement of the trade, craft, or business in which apprenticeship is sought, and the date on which apprenticeship will begin or end; A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction, the total of which hours shall, in no case, be less than those established by the Council pursuant to this Act: Provided, That the combined hours of work and of the required related and supplemental instruction of the apprentice shall not exceed the maximum number of hours of work prescribed by the law for a worker of the age and sex of the apprentice: Provided, further, That no overtime work for apprentices shall be permitted; A statement setting forth a schedule of the working processes in the trade or industry in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate time to be spent on the job in each process; A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice, the provisions of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred two to the contrary notwithstanding, and whether or not the required school time shall be compensated; A statement fixing a period of probation of not more than five hundred hours of employment and of related instruction extending not more than four months during which time the apprenticeship agreement may, at the request of either party in writing, be terminated upon approval of the chief of the Office of Apprenticeship for good and sufficient cause; A provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill his obligation under an apprenticeship agreement, may, with the approval of the chief of the Office of Apprenticeship, transfer such contract to any other employer, if the apprentice consents and such other employer agrees to assume the obligation of said apprenticeship agreement; Such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Act, which the Council determines are necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this Act; A clause providing that there shall be no liability on the part of the employer for an injury or illness sustained by an apprentice engaged in school work outside of the premises of the employer; and A clause stating that a copy of the apprenticeship agreement shall be issued without cost to the apprentice."