Training Payback contract

Uncertain

denla wrote: »

Just to point out the employer can still force you to pay back should you leave before 24 months, if and only if when you 'pitched' the idea to the previous manager and gave him the impression you'll be staying for that duration or longer, and the manager agreed the company will fund your degree on that basis. Obviously the manager wouldn't agree they'd fund your degree unless the company receives something in return, and that something could be interpreted as increased performance for a period of time. A verbal agreement has legal binding effect. To sue you the company will need to contact the old manager and find out exactly what words were said during this pitch and what verbal agreement was made.

Complete nonsense!

This is one of the relatively few areas where a verbal agreement would not be binding. There is a specific legal requirement for a signed written agreement made before the training course starts for the fees to be recoverable by the company.

In most other areas an unsigned contract would be valid as working and getting paid would indicate acceptance. However it will not do for this purpose. The law is quite specific about this. As I also indicated earlier a paragraph in an employee handbook would not be enough either.

denla

Uncertain wrote: »

Complete nonsense!

This is one of the relatively few areas where a verbal agreement would not be binding. There is a specific legal requirement for a signed written agreement made before the training course starts for the fees to be recoverable by the company.

In most other areas an unsigned contract would be valid as working and getting paid would indicate acceptance. However it will not do for this purpose. The law is quite specific about this. As I also indicated earlier a paragraph in an employee handbook would not be enough either.

Lol. My bad.