Tracking Apprentices: Should Their Entry and Exit Be in the Attrition Report?

Dear All, we have taken 5 apprentices in the year 2021. Out of those, 2 apprentices could not continue due to personal reasons. In this case, can I add them to the attrition report? Can we include apprentices' entry and exit in the attrition report?

Thank you.

Apprenticeship and Attrition Reporting

In the case of apprentices as per the Apprentice Act 1961, the appointment is for a period of apprenticeship as specified in the agreement. The entry and exit need not be merged along with regular employees, but you may mention them separately. If they are not Act Apprentices, then it has to be mentioned in the entry and exit of regular manpower.

Extending the period of apprenticeship beyond the period of the agreement has legal consequences once it crosses 240 days of service.

Dear Prema, this is in addition to what senior member KK!HR has said. Just a few more points to bring clarity.

Employee Attrition and Entry/Exit Reports

The calculation of employee attrition and preparation of entry/exit reports are two separate things. These need not be mixed together. The former is for the employees on the rolls only. As the apprentices or industrial trainees are not regular employees, their inclusion in the calculation of the employee attrition is not required.

Monthly Reports

As far as monthly reports are concerned, the HR department can very well make the break-up on exit and entry for:

a) Regular employees
b) Contract employees
c) Apprentices
d) Industrial trainees
e) Consultants or Advisers

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar

Thank you so much for your reply. These apprentices are from the government portal, and we take them under non-NAPS as we don't receive any stipend from the government. Their contract is always for a year.