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I think that nowhere in the US or any country with similar labour laws would this be appropriate without careful consultation with management. As pointed out i

I think that nowhere in the US or any country with similar labour laws would this be appropriate without careful consultation with management. As pointed out in other posts, the fact he brought in a non-employee and trained her opens up some very nasty legal questions: What if she got hurt during this unofficial nonemployed training? Does the company need to pay her for that training time? I am not a lawyer so I don't have those answers, but I am a manager and know I don't ever want to ask them. I believe it is safe to say that applies to virtually all companies of any size in the US. Now, what he could have done is, much as Jacquesm described, recommended her the same day he turned in notice and offered to train her. This would have let management make the final decision and get all the papework in order while he still gets to help out a friend by helping her get a job and help out the company by saving them the trouble of finding a replacement on two weeks notice (if they choose to avail themselves of it by hiring her.) I have taken that second route, and that effort, in full consultation with senior management, has always been appreciated. Actually bringing someone into my workplace and training them would not have been appreciated anywhere I worked (in a couple of them, I would have been criminally prosecuted) and I suspect it would be appreciated by very few if any employers in the US.

chc 16y ago
Interns and apprenticeships don't exist anywhere in the US? It's essentially the same thing.
- timwiseman 16y ago
  There are 2 key differences: 1. Internships and apprenticeships are known about and approved of by management. 2. Internships and apprenticeships are formal working relationships. This means that, depending on circumstances, they often involve the interns being covered under the companies insurance like employees and where appropriate involves NDAs and all other appropriate documents or procedures to protect sensitive information when needed.

chc 16y ago

Interns and apprenticeships don't exist anywhere in the US? It's essentially the same thing.

timwiseman 16y ago
There are 2 key differences: 1. Internships and apprenticeships are known about and approved of by management. 2. Internships and apprenticeships are formal working relationships. This means that, depending on circumstances, they often involve the interns being covered under the companies insurance like employees and where appropriate involves NDAs and all other appropriate documents or procedures to protect sensitive information when needed.