No extension of the right to request time to train

The right to request time to train has been available to employees of organisations employing at least 250 people for almost a year (please see our article ‘A new right to request time to train’ for further information).

The right was due to be extended to employees of smaller organisations next month. However, the Government has recently announced that it is delaying this to ensure that 'the right balance is struck between support for training and the need to minimise the burden of regulation for smaller companies’.

If you are an employer we can –

• identify areas where you may be at risk of claims and help you to address them
• support you with advice on day to day and major issues 
• defend you against any employment related claims
• revise your employment documentation and procedures
• provide training to your staff to improve your health and safety compliance
• keep you informed on developments in the law and best practice
• draft compromise agreements for you to give employees and negotiate with their representatives.

If you are an employee we can –

• bring any employment related claims for you
• negotiate an exit from employment for you on favourable terms
• help you with any issues arising during your employment
• advise you on contractual documentation
• advise you on compromise agreements and negotiate improved terms.

For further information

Please call us on 020 7148 7850 or email info@levenesemployment.co.uk.

Alternatively please contact Victoria Willson directly on 020 7148 7852 or email vwillson@levenesemployment.co.uk.

Disclaimer

Our news articles are written to highlight, in general summary form, some of the legal issues facing employers and employees in the UK. They are not intended to be, and do not constitute either legal advice or an authoritative statement on the law.

8 March 2011

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