Flett v Matheson, CA re Modern Apprentices - 7.2.06
CA has overruled the EAT decision that status of a trainee under a Modern Apprenticeship cannot in law be that of an "apprentice". The question is one of fact to be determined by an employment tribunal. The relevance is that breach of an apprenticeship contract by the master entitles the apprentice to substantial damages for loss of earnings and for loss of training during the rest of the term (typically around 4 years in all) of the apprenticeship agreement and also for diminution of his future prospects
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