A. Unless otherwise stipulated in a work place agreement apprentices do not receive redundancy contributions until they become a qualified tradesman.

A. Employers are required to provide the number of days an apprentice works on a commercial/industrial construction site on a monthly basis as the apprentice receives insurance cover under the Personal Accident Leisure Time Insurance scheme.

Once the apprentice completes their apprenticeship, and has worked on a commercial construction site, for 12 months and has sunsequently received 52 weeks of redundancy contributions the days reported by employers during an apprenticeship convert to money and are credited to the employees account.