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Who has the statutory right to make a request in relation to study or training?

For the purposes of the right to make a request in relation to study or training, how is the number of employees that an employer employs determined?

What do the provisions relating to study or training requests include?

Can an employee make as many statutory requests in relation to study or training as he or she wants?

In relation to what types of study or training can an employee make a statutory request?

Can an employer refuse a statutory request in relation to study or training?

Is there a particular format in which a statutory request in relation to study or training must be made?

How should an employer respond to a statutory request in relation to study or training?

Does an employee have the right to be accompanied at a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

What is the companion's role at a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

What happens if the chosen companion is not available at the time proposed for a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

What redress is available if an employer fails to permit an employee to be accompanied at a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

Is a worker entitled to be paid for time off work to accompany a colleague to a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

How should the employer respond if an employee fails to attend a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

If the person who would normally deal with a statutory request in relation to study or training is off work, does this affect the procedure that the employer is required to follow?


Where a request in relation to study or training under the statutory procedure is acceptable to the employer, is it obliged to arrange a meeting to discuss the request?

No, a meeting is not necessary where the employer agrees to the employee's request in relation to study or training, and notifies the employee accordingly in writing with 28 days of receipt of the request.

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If an employer does not consider an employee's request under the statutory right to make a request in relation to study or training because it is incomplete, is the employee barred from submitting another request for 12 months?

How should an employer deal with a study or training request from an employee who has insufficient service to make a request under the statutory provisions?

In what circumstances can an employer regard a statutory request in relation to study or training as having been withdrawn?

Is there any right of appeal where an employer rejects a statutory request in relation to study or training?

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