Do You Pay Them While They’re at Training?
April 23, 2008
I do think employees should be paid while at a company training (Or do you not?)—but do you pay their wage if you are sending them out of state. If employees are sent to a training seminar out of state—you pay airfare, hotel, for the training itself—but do you pay them their wage while their away too?
Posted by Shanu Singh Guliani on April 23, 2008 |
Comments (3)
April 24, 2008
In response to:
Do You Pay Them While They’re at Training?Homer commented:
Like MJB, I can't imagine sending an employee out for training and
not paying for it. There are few quicker ways of killing morale and
creating an "us vs. them" environment. If the employee comes to you
with an idea, and you're not sure it will contribute to your bottom
line, that's a different story (you might work out some percentage
reimbursement).
April 24, 2008
In response to:
Do You Pay Them While They’re at Training?Hedda Schupak commented:
Mall Jewelry Boy got to my word "absolutely!" before I did. He's
absolutely right. If it's part of the job, it's the employer's
responsibility to pay for it. Apart from the responsibility factor,
it's also a good way to attract and retain talent, not to mention
building better-caliber employees.
April 24, 2008
In response to:
Do You Pay Them While They’re at Training?Mall Jewelry Boy commented:
ABSOLUTELY YES! You HAVE to pay them. Don't even think or consider
not paying employees for COMPANY TRAINING ("on the clock"), and
even MORESO if you REQUIRE it. And even if it's not required: How
do you expect employees to WANT to go to seminars or labs if they
have to GIVE UP THEIR PAYCHECK? I've never heard of a company that
doesn't at the very least reimburse the cost of the training, but
I'm not an expert on small businesses.
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