Legal briefing: Right to train
On 6 April 2010 the new Employee Study and Training Regulations come into force. The regulations implement a new right for employees to request time off from work for training or to study. These regulations, like the regulations applicable to the right to request flexible working, set out how employers should respond to such requests.
Who has the right to request time off for training?
Employees with a minimum 26 weeks of service will have the right to request time off. The right will initially only apply to employees of businesses with over 250 employees but should be extended to all employees from April 2011.
The right will not apply to agency workers and workers aged under 16. Workers aged 16-18 years already have a similar statutory right under 'The Right to Time Off for Study or Training Regulations 2001'.
Requesting time off
Employees will have the right to request time off to undertake training or study which they believe would improve their effectiveness as an employee and would improve the performance of their employer’s business.
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