Repayment of Training Fees

LegacyUser

Hi all,

Am just looking for a bit of advice. I plan to resign from my current job tomorrow, as I have been offered a better position elsewhere. I never had a contract for my current job and have been there six months. During the course of the six months, I was sent abroad for training to a sister company. I have been told anecdotally by the manager that they have never paid the sister company for any of the training to date, although I assume this is irrelevant as it will have to be paid at some point. My query is; with no contract, can I be liable to repay any of the training fees? At the interview process it was mentioned that the sucessful candidate would be expected to stay for 2-3 years, but like I say there was no written contract ever produced.
Thanks for any help!

Trashbat

Unless you've signed an agreement specifically stating this, then no.

Be careful though, some companies will chance their arm at deducting things like this from final wages.

LegacyUser

Thanks. I reckon they'll try to deduct it from my final wage, so wanted to know beforehand if they could or not rather than getting flustered because I didn't know my rights.
Now to hand in my notice. Gulp.

murphym7

If they paid for you to go to college and there was a policy around repayment of fees then you might of been liable. Not in this case, no way. That whole "we expect you to stay 2/3 years" rubbish makes me laugh. They can't expect you to stay for any lenght of time (except notice period). Clowns.

3DataModem

It you haven't signed an agreement, then they can't deduct it.