WISCONSIN
12)
Are there any provisions which discuss apprentices?
A.) An apprentice can work on a public works project,
however, in order to be a bona fide apprentice, the worker must
be formally registered in an apprenticeship program administered
by the U.S. Department of Labor, a state agency recognized by
the U.S. Department of Labor or under Wisconsin's apprenticeship
law, Chapter 106, Wisconsin Statutes. (Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development)
B.) An employer must calculate an apprentice's
hourly basic rate of pay as follows. The employer shall multiply
the journey-persons hourly basic rate of pay specified in the
prevailing wage rate determination issued for a project, or
multiply the hourly basic rate of pay specified in the apprentice's
indenture, whichever is greater, by the appropriate percentage
specified in the apprentice's indenture. In addition, all apprentices
must receive fringe benefits at the same percentage used to
calculate the hourly basic rate of pay. An apprentice can only
receive this reduced rate of pay if they perform work within
the scope of their indenture. (Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development)
C.) There is no prevailing wage rate law, administrative
rule or regulation regarding the number of apprentices that
an employer can use on a project subject to these laws. The
appropriate Local Joint Apprenticeship Committee and the department's
Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards prescribe the ratio of apprentices
to journey-persons. (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development)
