Updating author: Marc Meryon

On this page:
Summary
Future developments
Practical example
Action point checklist
Key references
Questions and answers
The employer's common law and statutory duties
Occupational training
Dismissing the incompetent employee
Recovery of training costs
Time off for study or training: young persons
Awarding bodies
Time off for training: safety representatives
Time off for training: pension scheme trustees
Time off for training: trade union officials
Time off for training: trade union learning representatives

Summary

5.1

• Save for health and safety training, employers are under no strict legal obligation to pay for (or sponsor) occupational or work-related training designed to enhance employees' qualifications and skills. (See 5.3 The employer's common law and statutory duties and 5.4 Occupational training)
• Induction and other forms of 'on the job' training are necessary if new recruits (and people newly promoted or transferred) are to carry out their duties efficiently and safely.