Recover study or training costs where an employee has resigned
Key points
To be able to recover training costs from an employee who resigns, the employer must have the employee's express written agreement. This should have been obtained in a training fees agreement entered into before the training started.
If the employer has reserved the right in a training fees agreement to deduct any outstanding training fees from the employee's pay, it should explain this to the employee before making the deduction.
If the employee leaves and their final pay does not cover all of the outstanding cost of the training, the employer may wish to recover the balance as a debt under the terms of the training fees agreement.
