Training leave

Short description: Employees of bigger companies (at least 250 people) may have the right to ask for a leave for training or study. They must have worked for their employer for at least 26 weeks. Training must help staff do their job better. Time off is usually unpaid unless the employer agrees to pay it.
Short description of the related instruments: nap

Level of operation: National
Name of a part of the country: UK
Name of the region (for regional instruments): nap
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments): nap
Relevance: Marginal scheme
Legal basis: Section 63D of the Employment Rights Act 1996
Year of implementation: 1996
Eligible group(s): Employees of bigger companies (at least 250 people)
Group(s) with preferential treatment: None
Education and training eligible: Any job-related formal and non-formal education and training.
Source of financing and collection mechanism: Employee, employer (if employer agrees)
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms: Time off is usually unpaid unless the employer agrees to pay it.
Eligible costs: specific arrangement
Volumes of funding: na
Beneficiaries/take up: na
Monitoring/evaluation reports available: na
Most relevant webpage - in English: na
Most relevant webpage - local language: na
Sources: Section 63D of the Employment Rights Act 1996

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