nographic materials in the work place.".
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New section substituted for section 11 of Cap. 28:01
Section 11 of the principal Act is repealed and the following is substituted –
"11 Employment of young persons
(1)
Subject to subsection (3), no employer shall employ any
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person
in any occupation –
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(a) as an apprentice who is under the age of thirteen years;
(b) otherwise than as an apprentice who is under the age of fifteen
years.
(2) Any contract of employment entered into in contravention of5
subsection (1), and any contract of apprenticeship with an apprentice between the ages of thirteen and fifteen years which was entered into without
the assistance of the apprentice's guardian, shall be void and unenforceable
against the person purportedly employed under such contract, whether or
not (in the case of a contravention of paragraph (b) of subsection (1)) such
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person was assisted by his guardian, or was married or otherwise tacitly or
expressly emancipated, but such person may enforce any rights that have
accrued to him by or under such contract.
(3) A person under the age of fifteen years but not younger than
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thirteen years may(a)
perform work other than work referred to in subsection (4) at
a school or technical or vocational institution that is carried
out as an integral part of a course of training or technical or
vocational education for which the school or institution is primarily responsible;
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(b)
perform work in an undertaking, other than work referred to
in subsection (4), that is carried out in conjunction with a course
of technical or vocational education.
(4)
No employer shall cause any person under the age of eighteen
years to perform any work which is likely to jeopardise that person's health,
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safety or morals, which work shall include but not be limited to work involving such activities as may be prescribed.
(5) Any employer who employs any person in contravention of subsection (1) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding
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two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.".
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New sections substituted for section 12 of Cap. 28:01
The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 12 and the substitution of the
following sections -"12 Duration, particulars and termination of employment contract
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( 1 ) Every person who is employed by or working for any other person and receiving or entitled to receive any remuneration in respect of such
employment or work shall be deemed to be under a contract of employment
with that other person, whether such contract is reduced to writing or not.
(2) An employer shall, upon engagement of an employee, inform
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the employee in writing of the following particulars(a) the name and address of the employer;
(b) the period of time, if limited, for which the employee is
engaged;
(c) the terms of probation, if any;
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(d) the terms of any employment code;
(e) particulars of the employee's remuneration, its manner of cal-
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