Common use of Apprentice Ratio to Trades people Clause in Contracts

Apprentice Ratio to Trades people. a) The Employer and the Union shall discuss and implement agreed strategies to maximise apprentice intake for the Employer. b) Provided that the application of this Clause shall not be used to displace existing employees. c) There shall be no more apprentices engaged than tradespeople maintaining a 1:1 ratio on any site, project or job except where it is agreed with the relevant shop xxxxxxx that for the purposes of a specific training exercise that the ratio can be waived (agreement will not be unreasonably withheld); and i. There is a Certificate IV trainer on the relevant site supervising the apprentices; and ii. The work being performed is not on network apparatus; and iii. There is no more than two such training exercises per depot per calendar year. iv. Work performed in a depot, holding yard, storage yard or pole yard, or for the preparation of poles prior to standing of poles provided at least one tradesperson is supervising no more than 3 apprentices and all appropriate controls are in place. d) In the scheduling of apprentices in work crews, consideration shall be given to the Employers Apprentice Supervision Guidelines. The Employer will consult with HSRs in the development/review of such guidelines.