In any case, the obligation to remain in full-time education stops at the age of sixteen. From then on, young people can follow part-time education, combining it with an employment contract (apprenticeship contract) provided that their working hours plus classes do not exceed the normal limits of a working day. Under a student employment contract, young people can, from the age of fifteen, work full-time during the school holidays if they are in full-time education. Types of Employment Contract Types of contract depending on the nature of the work A distinction is made in our legislation between manual workers and white-collar workers: manual workers carry out work that is mainly manual, while white-collar workers carry out mainly intellectual work. Types of contracts depending on duration 1. Open-ended contract: an employment contract may be concluded without specifying a limit in time (for an unlimited period). 2. Fixed-term contract: a contract that is limited in time (fixed-term contract or contract for a clearly defined job). 3. Contract for specific work: a contract under which a quite specific job is to be carried out (for instance, an actor in a specific film or fruit-picking on a farm). 4. Contract to work as a replacement: this type of contract may be concluded to replace a worker whose employment contract has been suspended for a reason other than unemployment, economic reasons or because of the weather, a strike or a lock-out. 5. Contract for carrying out temporary work: this type of contract can be concluded in only four cases: replacement of a permanent worker; exceptional increase in the workload; carrying out of exceptional work; the supply of artistic services or the production of artistic work for a casual employer or casual user. Types of contracts depending on the volume of services A full-time contract: the contract is concluded for the maximum period of work in the company. A part-time contract: the contract is concluded for a period less than the normal period of work in the company. Source: European Union © European Communities, 1995-2009
In Belgium, a minor (a person under the age of 18 years) can conclude and terminate an employment contract, with the express or tacit consent of a parent or guardian. In the case of opposition by a parent or guardian, the minor may request the authorisation of the juvenile court (by writing to the public prosecutor of the juvenile court in his place of residence or by getting a member of his family to approach the juvenile court directly). Up until the age of fifteen, all young people must follow full-time education. After fifteen, they are no longer required to remain in full-time education provided that they have completed the first two years of full-time secondary education (whether or not they pass).
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