Hong Kong Regulations

APPRENTICESHIP REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5

Period of probation

(1) Every apprentice in a designated trade shall serve a period of probation
of not less than 3 months or more than 6 months commencing from the date on
which his employment under the contract of apprenticeship begins.

(2) During the period of probation either the employer or the apprentice may
terminate the contract of apprenticeship by giving to the other party 7 days'
notice, orally or in writing, of his intention to do so.

(3) Where any party terminates a contract of apprenticeship during a period of
probation without notice as required by paragraph (2), the party terminating
the contract shall pay to the other party a sum equal to the amount of wages
which would have accrued to the apprentice during the period of notice.