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Asked to train somebody

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darren d
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Asked to train somebody

Post by darren d »

Hi guys,been asked to train somebody on my duty for cover. Do I have to agree to this? I thought we had work based coaches or whatever they are called who get paid extra for this,or am I wrong. Don't really know if I should agree or not. Anybody else been put in a position like this? Thank you in advance
andy3665
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by andy3665 »

I trained someone to do my round and was paid an extra allowance. Its not a lot but it's better than nothing :thumbup
woofwoof
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by woofwoof »

You are not a coach no
demon
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by demon »

ask for the allowance
Rudolph_Hucker
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by Rudolph_Hucker »

Blimey, I've been here since January and have had to train somebody on a P&L round(s).
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coxie
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by coxie »

demon wrote:ask for the allowance
Yep ask for it, if they say no then refuse to train as its not your job and can't be forced on you.
mandelsons_toenail
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by mandelsons_toenail »

Is that true?
north london driver
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by north london driver »

how much aweek do the trainning staff get and was it in the last agreement.
aiden01
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by aiden01 »

north london driver wrote:how much aweek do the trainning staff get and was it in the last agreement.
Workplace coaches get about 30 Quid a week :shock:
fishtank
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by fishtank »

north london driver wrote:how much aweek do the trainning staff get and was it in the last agreement.
£30 and it's in the National Agreement Induction Training with Coaching 2006.

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ebbzie
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by ebbzie »

Our "training officer" is also CWU rep , PHG and Bike mechanic oh and DOMS best mate . Needless to say he doesnt train anybody anymore , just gets everyone else to!!!
aiden01
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by aiden01 »

ebbzie wrote:Our "training officer" is also CWU rep , PHG and Bike mechanic oh and DOMS best mate . Needless to say he doesnt train anybody anymore , just gets everyone else to!!!
Not a big surprise most of them arse lickers :crazy:
fishtank
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by fishtank »

ebbzie wrote:Our "training officer" is also CWU rep , PHG and Bike mechanic oh and DOMS best mate . Needless to say he doesnt train anybody anymore , just gets everyone else to!!!
Easy way to solve that.
If asked to train,ask for the ad-hoc training allowance (£6/day).
If you don't get it no training.
If you do get it at some point some bean counter will spot that your office is paying a WPC and an ad-hoc training allowance and awkward questions will be asked at conference calls.
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dohnut
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Re: Asked to train somebody

Post by dohnut »

I had to 'train' someone after been in the job 2 months didnt get a penny, the work place 'coach' at our place is a lazy over weight 'women', this company really needs to sort the wheat from the chaff.
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Re: Asked to train somebody

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dohnut wrote: this company really needs to sort the wheat from the chaff.
Properly trained and professional managers along with a motivated and valued work force would cure most of RM ills.
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