Time to Train: Introduction

Information employees must include in a time to train request

In order for a request for time to train to be a valid request, covered by the legislation, it must be submitted in writing and contain the following information:

a statement that the application is an 'application under section 63D Employment Rights Act 1996'

the subject matter of the proposed training or study

where and when the proposed training or study would take place

who would provide or supervise it

what qualification it would lead to (if any)

how the employee thinks the proposed training or study wouldimprove their effectiveness in your business and the performance ofyour business

the date of the application

the date and method - eg email or letter - that the employee's last application (if any) was submitted

Employees can submit requests in any written form they choose as long as they contain the above information. You may want to provide your employees with a form or template of your own.

Frequency of requests

You are only required to consider one request from an employee in any twelve month period unless your employee has requested that you ignore an earlier request.

If one of your employees submits more than one request in a given 12 month period, it would be good practice to inform them within 28 days if you do not intend to consider it.

This is only applicable to England, Scotland and Wales. The information is not relevant to businesses in Northern Ireland.

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