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> [...] once trained, they will leave to some competitor who can pay more. That comes up a lot, but it's not true. That employer ALSO has the ability to hire s
by crispyambulance 8y ago
> [...] once trained, they will leave to some competitor who can pay more.
That comes up a lot, but it's not true. That employer ALSO has the ability to hire someone that was trained elsewhere and pay a premium-- it goes both ways. Moreover, it is not the case that "once trained" the employee can easily find work elsewhere. Employers who are willing to pay a premium for skill want _experience_ and not just a training certificate (especially an in-house one of possibly dubious value). There's a lot more to do for the employee after they're trained and the best way to do it is to stay and practice the newly learned skills.
> [...] couldn't the training be offered
> [...] such as if the worker leaves before
> X months (or years) some % of that quantity
> must be given back?
There are places that do that. It's a bit draconian and you usually hear about it Asian countries. Much more practical to just eat the cost of an occasional early quitter-- not like it's going to sink the company.
- j1elo 8y agoWell, this is what one of my close friends agreed to with a tech related company in London. He had some other issues which made him come back, and yes he had to pay that money back to the company. So this is actually happening right here in Europe... at least with a sample population of 1.
- crispyambulance 8y agoOh, I am sure it happens, but these "... must pay us back for training if ..." contract clauses are a serious turn-off to candidates with choices.
- Rinzler89 8y agoWhen all the big players on the market do the same then you only have an illusion of choice. I've seen this clause everywhere I interviewed in Europe(both Eastern and Western). I don't like it but I got used to it since nobody will hire you without it.
- hiiq 8y agoIt happened where I did some work - the wiley employees said 'fine, but then you also cannot retrench us in the same period.' The policy was quietly dropped.
- Rinzler89 8y agoIt's not just Asia, I've seen this clasue everywhere I applied in Europe, no employer would hire you if you don't agree to reimburse the training expenses if you left before 2 years. The only way "out" was to get fired.