Paying for basic training if you leave a job

makeyourdaddyproud

I would certainly agree to the money being paid back so long as the training is transferrable to another employer, otherwise I definitely wouldn't agree to it.



If the skills are what would only be necessary for that employer, then the employer is exploiting the recruitment process.



But yes, a company that invests time and effort providing training in skills not pertinent to the job would be wise to implement a repayment condition.

50_Pence

Undervalued wrote: »

Exactly.

At least in this instance the company are being completely "up front" and making clear what the terms are.

I’ve just found out that this wasn’t the case. My friend asked if there would be a training period during the interview and was told there would be (and in hindsight the issue was brushed over).


There was no mention of the training agreement in the written job offer information that they gave him either.

The first he knew of it was when the actual contract was sent to him with the separate training agreement less than 2 weeks before he was due to start. This was after the company in question had run lots of checks on him, no doubt costing them quite a bit of money.

Luckily for my friend he hadn’t already handed in his notice. It makes me think that people should ask employers whether they will be liable for training costs if they leave, once they have received the job offer, because maybe other companies won't be quick to inform people either.

fruitedeli

50_Pence wrote: »

I’ve just found out that this wasn’t the case. My friend asked if there would be a training period during the interview and was told there would be (and in hindsight the issue was brushed over).


There was no mention of the training agreement in the written job offer information that they gave him either.

The first he knew of it was when the actual contract was sent to him with the separate training agreement less than 2 weeks before he was due to start. This was after the company in question had run lots of checks on him, no doubt costing them quite a bit of money.

Luckily for my friend he hadn’t already handed in his notice. It makes me think that people should ask employers whether they will be liable for training costs if they leave, once they have received the job offer, because maybe other companies won't be quick to inform people either.

When someone ask if they're liable for training costs if they leave, you're not getting the job. You just showed the employer you're thinking about leaving before even starting.

Derwent

It depends on what the training is for. There are some elements of training which an employer has a statutory duty to provide such as H&S, compliance with relevant legislation etc. They are not allowed to charge for that kind of training.

It is fair to charge, however, if you are gaining specific transferable skills which can be used in other employment.

teabelly

What if paying the money back would take the employee below NMW for the time they actually worked with the company? Wouldn't that be an unlawful deduction?

Also wouldn't they have to prove the cost of the training and the actual loss was genuine not just a number out of thin air?