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Course on own time

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  • 13-09-2012 10:12pm
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    The_Wrecker
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    A question of whos right/wrong.
    My wifes employer wants her to do a course, which is a plus in this day and age. But they want her to do it on her own time.

    Can she be forced to do a course in her own time, minus pay also?


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    StillWaters
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    The_Wrecker wrote: »
    A question of whos right/wrong.
    My wifes employer wants her to do a course, which is a plus in this day and age. But they want her to do it on her own time.

    Can she be forced to do a course in her own time, minus pay also?
    I'm not sure If she can be forced to do so. Possibly if it is a requirement of the job, she can upskill or lose the job.

    It is common to do courses in ones own time, certainly in smaller firms, it's a big plus if they are paying for the course.


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    Honey-ec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,844 ✭✭✭Honey-ec


    The_Wrecker wrote: »
    A question of whos right/wrong.
    My wifes employer wants her to do a course, which is a plus in this day and age. But they want her to do it on her own time.

    Can she be forced to do a course in her own time, minus pay also?

    She can't be "forced" to do it, but she may well be cutting off her nose to spite her face if she refuses to do it.

    Tbh, I don't know anyone who's doing a work-related course who isn't doing it on their own time.


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    tony81
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    Some courses run on Saturday or in the evening.. that would save her losing pay to do the course.


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    fasttalkerchat
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    A previous employer had a problem with one of his staff not wanting to do it. She was entered to the course but didn't attend and was allowed to just fail. She decided to do it rather than have the embarrassment of failing.


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