The Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2014
The Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2014
The Apprentices Amendment Act, 2014 regulates workplace apprenticeship training in India. It applies to employers nationwide and apprentices who must be at least fourteen years old, or eighteen for hazardous sectors. This amendment matters because it modernizes workforce development by allowing businesses to create flexible training programs in new fields and register contracts through a digital portal. It also permits multiple employers to pool resources for joint training. By easing restrictions on working hours and replacing prison sentences with simple financial penalties for compliance failures, the law encourages companies to actively participate in national skill building initiatives across the country.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Amendment of section 2
- 3. Amendment of section 3
- 4. Amendment of section 4
- 5. Insertion of new sections 5A and 5B
- 5B. The qualification, period of apprenticeship training, holding of test, grant of certificate and other conditions relating to the apprentices in optional trade shall be such as may be prescribed.
- 6. Amendment of section 6
- 7. Substitution of section 8
- 8. Amendment of section 9
- 9. Amendment of section 15
- 10. Amendment of section 19
- 11. Amendment of section 21
- 12. Amendment of section 22
- 13. Amendment of section 30
- 14. Amendment of section 37
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