Managing employees/workers

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  How to

  How to manage requests under the right to make a request in relation to study or training

  Practical guidance on managing requests under the right to make a request in relation to study or training, including time off for training; and grounds for refusing a request.

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  FAQs

  For the purposes of the right to make a request in relation to study or training, how is the number of employees that an employer employs determined?

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  FAQs

  If an employer does not consider an employee's request under the statutory right to make a request in relation to study or training because it is incomplete, is the employee barred from submitting another request for 12 months?

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  FAQs

  Where a request in relation to study or training under the statutory procedure is acceptable to the employer, is it obliged to arrange a meeting to discuss the request?

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  FAQs

  If the person who would normally deal with a statutory request in relation to study or training is off work, does this affect the procedure that the employer is required to follow?

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  FAQs

  Does an employee have the right to be accompanied at a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

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  FAQs

  What happens if the chosen companion is not available at the time proposed for a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

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  FAQs

  What redress is available if an employer fails to permit an employee to be accompanied at a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

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  FAQs

  What is the companion's role at a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?

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  FAQs

  Is a worker entitled to be paid for time off work to accompany a colleague to a meeting to discuss a statutory request in relation to study or training?