Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contracts of Apprenticeship
29. Contracts of apprenticeship of persons age 16 and above
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who has attained the age of 16 years and any person who is above the age of 18 years, not being under any contract of apprenticeship, may apprentice himself to an employer in any agreed trade or employment for a period not exceeding 5 years.
apprentice
“apprentice” means any person who has contracted to serve an employer and to learn and to be taught any business, trade, manufacture, undertaking, calling or employment in which employees are employed;
Terms defined in s 2
apprentice
Defined · s 2“apprentice” means any person who has contracted to serve an employer and to learn and to be taught any business, trade, manufacture, undertaking, calling or employment in which employees are employed;
employer
Defined · s 2“employer” means any person who employs another person under a contract of service and includes — (a) the Government, in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of public officers or employees of the Government as are declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, to be employees for the purposes of this Act; (b) any statutory body; (c) the duly authorised agent or manager of the employer; (d) the person who owns or is carrying on or for the time being responsible for the management of the profession, business, trade or work in which the employee is engaged;
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