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Mandatory training payment

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  • 05-05-2017 6:08pm
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    I work in a nursing home where I am required to complete training courses in manual handling and fire safety every year. These courses last approximately three hours each. Up to around 3 years ago we were paid for our time in attending these courses. Now we are obliged to attend the courses in our own time for no payment. Is this legal? We cannot work without up to date certification
    Thanks for any help with this.


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    davo10
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    Unappreciated wrote: »
    I work in a nursing home where I am required to complete training courses in manual handling and fire safety every year. These courses last approximately three hours each. Up to around 3 years ago we were paid for our time in attending these courses. Now we are obliged to attend the courses in our own time for no payment. Is this legal? We cannot work without up to date certification
    Thanks for any help with this.

    If you need the certification to work there, you could refuse to do them unless you are paid, then of course you wouldn't be certified to work there anymore.


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    davo10 wrote: »
    If you need the certification to work there, you could refuse to do them unless you are paid, then of course you wouldn't be certified to work there anymore.

    Thanks. I suppose the problem there would be that all of us would have to refuse. I was hoping there would be some legislation relating to this.
    Thanks again


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    _Brian
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    We give time in lieu for training that's out of hours..


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    _Brian wrote: »
    We give time in lieu for training that's out of hours..

    Thanks Brian. That's the same as getting paid for our time. Can I come and work with you please? Lol


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    _Brian
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    Unappreciated wrote: »
    Thanks Brian. That's the same as getting paid for our time. Can I come and work with you please? Lol

    It's not always.
    If training happens on a Saturday employees expecting payment may technically be due overtime as they have already worked their hours.
    Giving time in lieu has no further cash outlay.


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    _Brian wrote: »
    It's not always.
    If training happens on a Saturday employees expecting payment may technically be due overtime as they have already worked their hours.
    Giving time in lieu has no further cash outlay.
    Thanks Brian. But in my job, I work weekends, days and nights all year round. When we do the training, we will also work all our normal hours. We are paid by the hour.


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