Time to Train
Time To Train was a consultation paper published by DIUS on 18 June 2008 seeking views on the right to request time to train
The core of the Time to Train proposals is that employees should have a legal right to ask their employer to give them time away from their mainstream duties to undertake training.
The consultations sought views on the fundamental question of whether the new right would help skills development in the respondents’ organisation. They also explored a range of policy questions including:
- to whom should the right apply
- what sort of training should be covered
- what sort of issues the employer should consider when reviewing requests
- whether the new right would change the behaviour of employers and their employees
