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Flatfacedcat said:Yes, this was clear to me; thanks for highlighting. My perspective is this: when a company wants to get money back from their employees for the training they are expecting their employees to complete is the same as expecting their employees to pay for such training from the very beginning. Here is about the clause the company included in their contract and about what does the presence of such clause says about the company itself.
I would be less happy if I was in the role for a few years and still had a 2 year enforcement for training as I'd see that as more of a time served situation.1 -
lincroft1710 said:kokolino23 said:LightFlare said:I would say that a lot depends on the type of course and how useful it is, how essential it is and whether it’s potentially transferable to other employers or not
Their approach and any reasonableness associated with them attempting to recover any costs would depend on the answer0 -
I don’t think 2 years is unreasonable for a 5k course.
A lot depends on whether the course is:
a) essential for the job
b) transferable to another employer
If b) is true, then I fully understand their payback clause
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kokolino23 said:LightFlare said:I would say that a lot depends on the type of course and how useful it is, how essential it is and whether it’s potentially transferable to other employers or not
Their approach and any reasonableness associated with them attempting to recover any costs would depend on the answer
Although I don’t work in the corporate world, in reply to flatface, it is quite common for my contract to have a clause about repaying training although it is usually on a pro -rata basisAll shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
Also have to think of the alternative.. if they were regularly spending large amounts on training people for long lasting qualfications only for them to leave shortly thereafter, it would be very costly and unfair for the company.
To mitigate this, they might only offer to people already qualified (which is what mine does unless you come in as an entry level) or put in a minimum term contract where you have to stay for a certain amount of time. That would only create more stress on an employee who wanted to leave or remove opportunities entirely.0 -
If the training is transferable, you may be able to ask a new employer to pay what you owe. I wouldn’t know if it was common, but I do know someone training as an accountant who got a new employer to do this, as they were benefiting from their professional qualifications.Signature removed for peace of mind0
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Flatfacedcat said:Maybe in other countries is different. I live within the European Union and here I never heard of a company expecting its employees to pay money to the company they work for the training courses. What I heard often instead, and what is common here, is that companies pay all the costs if they want their employees to attend any training course; furthermore, companies are paying also accommodation and transport if the training course is in another city or country. And what is also pretty common here in Europe is the awareness among people that companies who demand money from their employees are usually some sort of scam and fraud - so the majority of people in Europe know this and stay away from such fake "job" advertisements.0
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DullGreyGuy said:Are you really saying that in all companies in the EU you could have them pay that for you and resign on the day you get the certificate with no consequence @flatfacedcat?0
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DullGreyGuy said:The person I work with at my current client has just had them pay £65,000 for an Executive MBA (a bargain compared to the £130,000 LBA normally charge). Are you really saying that in all companies in the EU you could have them pay that for you and resign on the day you get the certificate with no consequence0
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