Unpaid shadow days?

danjackson2021

caprikid1 said:

I guess if not working the employer could class these as a "Training Course" and part of a training contract repayable if the employee leaves inside 12 months.......

Thanks this is helpful 

yes will try this

Jillanddy

danjackson2021 said:

caprikid1 said:

I guess if not working the employer could class these as a "Training Course" and part of a training contract repayable if the employee leaves inside 12 months.......

Thanks this is helpful 

yes will try this

I'm sorry but how is that helpful? If this is classed as repayable training, with a training contract in place, you would end up having to pay for the unpaid training if you left! Do you really want to add another anchor to the employment? Because following this advice (and assuming the employer put it in writing as a training agreement) then you get to not be paid for training days AND you get to pay for the training if you leave!

Takeaway_Addict

danjackson2021 said:

caprikid1 said:

I guess if not working the employer could class these as a "Training Course" and part of a training contract repayable if the employee leaves inside 12 months.......

Thanks this is helpful 

yes will try this

Good luck with that....

Undervalued

danjackson2021 said:

But what is the law about shadow days?

im sure it’s fine if just watching and not getting paid but what if they ask you to actually work? You are then not insured or covered in so many ways

Is it lawful 

Yes you are!

Any employer's liability insurance I have seen covers both paid employees and volunteers (which would include people on work experience etc. etc.). Basically anybody doing the employer's lawful bidding.

caprikid1

danjackson2021 said:

caprikid1 said:

I guess if not working the employer could class these as a "Training Course" and part of a training contract repayable if the employee leaves inside 12 months.......

Thanks this is helpful 

yes will try this

It was meant as a warning !, it could be worse than working for nothing, you could end up paying them, I think the OP got the wrong end of the post.