Book II — Human Resources Development
Article 61Contents of apprenticeship agreements.
ELI5— what this means for you
Apprenticeship may last up to 6 months. Apprentice wages can be below minimum wage but never below 75% of the applicable minimum wage, and only under a DOLE-approved program.
Key point
Apprentices can legally be paid as low as 75% of minimum wage — but only under an approved program.
Official text — PD 442
Contents of apprenticeship agreements.
Apprenticeship agreements, including the wage rates of apprentices, shall conform to the rules issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment. The period of apprenticeship shall not exceed six months. Apprenticeship agreements providing for wage rates below the legal minimum wage, which in no case shall start below 75 percent of the applicable minimum wage, may be entered into only in accordance with apprenticeship programs duly approved by the Secretary of Labor and Employment. The Department shall develop standard model programs of apprenticeship. (As amended by Section 1, Executive Order No. 111, December 24, 1986)
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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