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From 6 April 2010, employees in organisations with 250 or more employees in England and Wales have the statutory right to request time off for training. This right will be extended to all organisations on 6 April 2011.
Employees who have been continuously employed for 26 weeks can request unpaid time off to train or study on a topic that will increase their effectiveness in their job or is relevant to their employer’s business.
Employers are required to consider any requests within a set timeframe but they can refuse requests where there is a good business reason to do so. The statutory processes of managing the right to request time to train are similar to those in the statutory right to request flexible working.
More information on The New Right To Request Time To Train
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