Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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Approximately 3-4 months ago work told me they'd signed me onto a training course one evening that I needed to attend. It was out of work hours but I didn't mind and went.
Yesterday I was handed an overdue invoice for the course, and basically told I have to pay for my place on the course. This was never said to me prior to attending. Where do I stand? Do I have to pay? Should work not pay?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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Who gave you the invoice? The training company or your workplace?
At my place they either invoice me and I claim everything back through expenses, or I get the invoices issued to the AP dept of my company and they're paid that way.
Bit out of order them sending you on a course and expecting you to pay without warning you.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Did you not ask the person who handed you the invoice?
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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I'd have a word with your boss
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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If you had to attend it then surely the company should pay for it?
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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The company holding the course forwarded invoice to my company, who gave it to a colleague of mine, who kept it in her pocket for a couple of weeks, then handed it to me yesterday
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Did they actually say you personally have to pay it? Maybe they gave you the invoice so you can submit an expenses claim?
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VrsTurbo
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Registered: 8th Jun 10
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unless you have signed something stating you have to pay ir etc or stay in the job for x number of years you dont have to pay.
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Matt L
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
unless you have signed something stating you have to pay ir etc or stay in the job for x number of years you dont have to pay.
what he said tbh (although check your contract as well as there may be something in there to do with study.
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Gaz
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Registered: 24th Aug 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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Tbh that's a bit fucking cheeky of them, unless this is a course to bring you up to speed with something you have told them you have but actually didn't then I would be claiming the time to/during/from the course also...
Who the better off in this scenario? I garenatee the employer...
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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We don't do expenses claims lol, it was given to me to pay.
Was a child protection course, I'm ex-police. I knew more on the subject than the woman holding the course which was more irritating
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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So have you asked anyone at work about it yet?
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Lynny
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Haven't seen my boss, won't until tonight
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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how much are they saying you owe??
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Do you have any documentation relating to the policy in this case?
Were you told beforehand this would happen?
My feeling is that you shouldn't pay unless it is a condition of a contract.
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