11 August 2010

Is it time to stop training?

Today, the Government published a consultation paper about whether the legal right for time off to train:

• Should be repealed.
• Should be retained for businesses employing at least 250 employees.
• Should be extended to any business from 6 April 2011 (as intended by the Labour     Government), e.g. should the extension be delayed until economic conditions improve?

The consultation period will end on 15 September 2010.

The consultation paper is available at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills website.

2 comments:

Ruth Jones said...

I wonder if the publicity given to "Cafe Culture" by BIS means that the Government has already made up its mind to get rid of "time to train".

See http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=415125&NewsAreaID=2&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bis-news+%28BIS+News%29

Tony Trotman said...

If an increasing number of employers join the “Café Culture” – the Government may argue that a voluntary approach towards training is better than a statutory approach.

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