Uni tuition fees termination of employment

John_G_Jones

JayRod wrote: »

By your understansding employer can give no payrise for 5 years because of the cost of trainign.

Of course they can. They can give you no rise because you have a big nose, or they don’t like your shoes. They can give you no rise because their wife is not sleeping with them or their football team is doing badly. Unless your contract says otherwise they can give you no rise without even giving you a reason. I’m on less that I was ten years ago, as pay in my industry is significantly lower than it once was. If I am unhappy I could walk out, but I’d lose about a fortune in invested stock.

If you are envious of others who are paid more then why did you accept the lower paid job? Is it possible that they are better than you, so are paid more for that?

Why not just leave, earn the big bucks, and pay back what you owe out of the new wages?

I had a company holding the best part of £200k over me back in the noughties when I wanted to leave. I left, forewent the money, and accepted that that was the deal I’d signed.

Of course, I went to an employer who compensated me for the loss. Maybe you could negotiate the same if you are so valuable?

jobbingmusician

Generally I would agree with you in your contention that employers should pay more as they demand more from an employee.

However, in this case they are paying for your degree course. You should be growing almost day by day in knowledge and experience. So it does seem totally reasonable that they should expect more of you as your course progresses.


It's a difficult one, because six years without any sort of increase, while you are (presumably) getting better and better at your job, is a long time. What does your contract - or the agreement to repay these costs - say about this?


In your situation I would be reading my agreement letter VERY carefully. Does it actually specify that they are paying for a degree course and you must repay two years after finishing the degree? Or is it capable of interpretation, if your couse is modular, that each module is separate and thus has a different timescale?