Apprenticeship Act, 1959

Arrangements in case of trade dispute.

52.—(1) Where persons employed by way of apprenticeship in a designated trade are, on account of a trade dispute or for any other reason, for the time being not engaged in their employment, An Chomhairle may make such arrangements for safeguarding the continued training and instruction of the persons as it thinks proper.

(2) In this section “trade dispute” means any dispute or difference between employers and workers or between workers and workers connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of the employment, or with the conditions of employment of any person.