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The apprenticeship contract or training contract may be rescinded by the parties if they
are agreed on this and after the county authority has been informed in writing by the
training establishment.
With the consent of the county authority the contract may be rescinded both by the
training establishment and by the apprentice or training candidate if:
(a) the other party is guilty of serious breaches of his or her duties connected with work,
(b) the apprentice, training candidate or training establishment proves to be incapable of
continuing the apprenticeship, or
(c) the apprentice or training candidate declares in writing that it would be an
unreasonable inconvenience for him or her to continue until the end of the contractual
period.
The county authority decides in such cases when the apprenticeship shall cease. The
training establishment shall issue a certificate for the completed part of the contractual
period with a statement about this part of the training.
If the contract is voluntarily rescinded by the apprentice or training candidate, the right to
upper secondary education and training pursuant to section 3-1 ceases to apply unless
the county authority decides otherwise. When a decision is made to rescind the contract at
the request of the training establishment, the right of the apprentice or training candidate
to upper secondary education and training continues to apply unless the decision
stipulates that it shall cease to apply.
Before taking a decision concerning rescission at the request of the training establishment
or before taking a decision concerning loss of rights, the apprentice or training candidate
shall be given an opportunity to present his or her case orally to the person responsible for
taking a decision.
With the consent of the county authority the apprenticeship period may be interrupted by
leave of absence.
If the training establishment is discontinued or no longer fulfils the conditions for approval
pursuant to section 4-3, or if the county authority finds that the training is not satisfactory,
the county authority shall try to procure new placements for the apprentices or training
candidates for the remainder of the contract period. The new training establishment enters
into the contract in the former establishment’s stead. With the consent of the county
authority, the contract period in the new establishment may be extended by up to one year
if training has been inadequate.
The apprenticeship contract or training contract may not be amended or rescinded in any
other way than in accordance with this section. Exceptions apply to apprentices who have
a probationary period pursuant to section 4-5, third paragraph.
Amended by Acts of 30 June 2000 no. 63 (in force 1 Aug 2000, pursuant to the Decree of 30 June 2000 no.
645), 29 June 2007 no. 91 (in force 1 Aug 2007, pursuant to the Decree of 29 June 2007 no. 758).
Section 4-7.Internal control in the individual training establishments