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Training pay ?

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  • 03-06-2010 2:57pm
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    Tusky
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    Ive started full time work this week, working 30 something hours. The boss hinted today that I may not be getting paid for the training period, i.e - this week. I just wanted to find out where I stand on this, as that seems unfair to me. Any job I have had in the past, I have been paid for the training period. Surely it should come out of the employers pocket rather than the employee ?

    Any advice appreciated.


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    How can a company insist on training you for a week and not pay you?
    I never heard the likes. People get training at my place here all the time and they always get paid a normal weeks wages.

    I'd nearly be inclined to tell him you cannot afford to do it for free so you'll have to skip the training part.


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    Tusky
    Registered Users Posts: 17,065 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    How can a company insist on training you for a week and not pay you?
    I never heard the likes. People get training at my place here all the time and they always get paid a normal weeks wages.

    I'd nearly be inclined to tell him you cannot afford to do it for free so you'll have to skip the training part.

    Yeah - it seemed a bit mad to me. Im not some naive teenager - Ive had plenty of jobs in the past and Ive always been paid for training. One of the other employees said that it normally takes people 2 weeks of training to be up and running. It pretty much only took me 5 days, so its a bit mean spirited of them to not pay me.

    I'm definitely going to contest it, but not too heavily, as I need the job.


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    MmmmmCheese
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    Would this be a door to door selling job? Because my boyfriend has to have a week's unpaid training aswell and it doesn't seem entirely legal to me....


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    Tusky
    Registered Users Posts: 17,065 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    MmmmmCheese wrote: »
    Would this be a door to door selling job? Because my boyfriend has to have a week's unpaid training aswell and it doesn't seem entirely legal to me....

    No its not. Its in a bar. I asked them about it and they said the first 3 days were a trial period and I would not be paid for them. I can understand that not paying someone if the trial period is unsuccessful but they have now hired me so it seems a little unfair.


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