[Gllug] Graduates paying for IT training before employment

[Christopher Hunter]

On Wednesday 01 Jun 2005 07:54, Alain Williams wrote:

> Something else that I remember a few years ago were companies that put
> employees through training courses as part of their employment, but then
> demanded that the employee repay the cost of any training if they left
> within 3 years. This meant that to leave the company someone had to pay
> several thousands for courses - some of which they never wanted to go on in
> the first place.
>
> Does this sort of thing still happen ?

I had a couple of prospective employers (about three years ago) try to write 
this into their contracts - so I presume that it's still happening.  Needless 
to say, I declined both offers of employment, and went elsewhere (which 
turned out to be for the best anyway!)

Chris

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