Payment for Training

jumpybinhead

If I work my 37.5 standard hours a week, and attend a training day which is additional to my normal working hours, why is my employer telling me he will only pay me at a standard rate, not time and a half which is my typical overtime rate?
Any help you can offer would be great, thx.
Best wishes
Jumpy

DebtDaemon

I have tried to respond to this many times, but I'm struggling to choose the right words.

Take a step back, re-read what you've written and then consider what you've just said.

skintandscared_2

Your employer is paying you to attend a training course they are also paying for, which will benefit you. Where do you think you are losing out here?

Savvy_Sue

Welcome.

jumpybinhead wrote: »

If I work my 37.5 standard hours a week, and attend a training day which is additional to my normal working hours, why is my employer telling me he will only pay me at a standard rate, not time and a half which is my typical overtime rate?

What do your employment terms and conditions say about this? Have you read them?

If they say that you will ALWAYS be paid time and a half for ALL occasions when you work more than 37.5 hours pw, for whatever reason, then you could ask your employer why they're not doing so on this occasion.

If, OTOH, it says something like 'overtime may sometimes be required and will normally be paid at time and a half', then your employer can choose NOT to do so.

Another thought is under what circumstances you normally work overtime - if it's by doing longer days then your employer may pay time and a half to cover the antisocial nature of the hours. They may not see doing an extra day as being antisocial.

But really, only your employer can say WHY they're doing what they're doing in this situation.

Tiddlywinks

Another vote for you going away and looking at your contract - we (radom internet strangers) have no way of knowing why your employer is acting the way he is.

kingfisherblue

If your employer paid you time and a half, would you be willing to pay for the course? Why should your employer pay overtime as well as the cost of the course? I know the employer will benefit, but presumably so will you.

t0rt0ise

A training day sounds like no decent course I ever did, so the reason you didn't get paid extra is because your employer is a cheapskate.

ValHaller

If I was only offered single time for a training course outside the normal working week, I would want time off in lieu rather than being paid.

Savvy_Sue

ValHaller wrote: »

If I was only offered single time for a training course outside the normal working week, I would want time off in lieu rather than being paid.

And actually, so would I, and taking TOIL is what MY employer expects me to do if they ask me to work on my day off.