Basic Guide to Employee Records (Learnerships)

Application

1. The Sectoral Determination 5: Learnerships applies to-
   • the employment of a learner –
     • who has concluded a learnership agreement; and
     • who was not employed by the employer party to the learnership agreement when the agreement was concluded; and
   • every employer who employs a learner.

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies in respect of any matter not covered by this sectoral determination.

See

• Sectoral Determination 5 : Learnerships

  A sectoral determination establishing conditions of employment and rates of allowances for learners in South Africa

Content of Worker Records

• Learner’s name and learnership;
• Time worked;
• Learner’s pay; 
• Learner’s date of birth (if under 18 years);
• Any other prescribed information.