Fixed term apprenticeship - contract after

Fixed term apprenticeship - contract after

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ssray

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1,142 posts

232 months

Thursday 14th November
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My son completed a apprenticeship in may, the apprenticeship contract was for a fixed term until the 31st of January.
The reason for the extension was that the company that did the exams was a bit slow and unorganised.

He's remained at the same place since.

Is this a problem for him?
I'm assuming he is still protected under employment law etc.

The reason we looked at the contract was that he was refused a day's annual leave, he understands that they could literally give you a days notice for a day off or 7 days notice for a week off

Steve57

2,164 posts

249 months

Friday 15th November
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Contract aside, how much notice did he give them asking for a days leave? we have in the contract 2 weeks notice for annual leave full stop, be that 1 day or two weeks. You can request a day off but if under the 2 week notice wont be annual leave.

havoc

30,890 posts

242 months

Friday 15th November
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If he has an employment contract then he's got standard employee rights...but the big question there is when did he start? (As anything less than 2 years service and your rights / right of redress are limited)

I'm not sure I understand the last half - employers are quite at liberty to refuse a request for leave, especially if short-notice. But are you suggesting they can dismiss him or tell him not to come to work at short notice?
(this suggests your son may be on a Zero Hours Contract, which is a rather different animal)

Countdown

42,026 posts

203 months

Friday 15th November
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ssray said:
My son completed a apprenticeship in may, the apprenticeship contract was for a fixed term until the 31st of January.
The reason for the extension was that the company that did the exams was a bit slow and unorganised.

He's remained at the same place since.

Is this a problem for him?
I'm assuming he is still protected under employment law etc.

The reason we looked at the contract was that he was refused a day's annual leave, he understands that they could literally give you a days notice for a day off or 7 days notice for a week off
Which bits of Employment Law are you asking about? Or, more specifically, what are you worried might happen to him?

andburg

7,688 posts

176 months

Friday 15th November
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last i looked at this as a general rule, you should give a minimum of twice the notice period of the time you require off and the employers can reasonably take half of that period to approve or decline. The employer must have have a genuine reason to decline, the earlier you get a request in the harder it would be for them to decline without potential comeback as they have time to plan accordingly.


MustangGT

12,287 posts

287 months

Monday 18th November
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ssray said:
My son completed a apprenticeship in may, the apprenticeship contract was for a fixed term until the 31st of January.
The reason for the extension was that the company that did the exams was a bit slow and unorganised.

He's remained at the same place since.

Is this a problem for him?
I'm assuming he is still protected under employment law etc.

The reason we looked at the contract was that he was refused a day's annual leave, he understands that they could literally give you a days notice for a day off or 7 days notice for a week off
He is no longer working under the apprenticeship agreement since it has expired. When that expired he should have received a contract for employment with all terms and conditions included, this should also be covering hourly wages/salary payment at the national minimum wage or higher. This should state leave entitlement and notice required for leave purposes.

What exaclty has he received following the end of the apprenticeship?