Non-business Training For Employees
Tuesday May 22, 2007
Should Companies Provide Non-business Training For Employees?
Sure, you are going to spend the money to train your employees in company-specific functions. You'll probably spring for the cost of tuition reimbursement for general industry-related training. But what about basic education?
Let's say you have a supervisor who is very good, well liked by the customers, respected by superiors, peers, and subordinates alike. You want to promote him to a managerial position, and although he is a great communicator face to face, he can't write worth a darn even though he assures you, "I ken spel gud".
Should an employer pay for such basic education for the employee, or should he be expected to pay for it himself out of his salary if he wants to get promoted?
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Actually, I will say the matter will have to be viewed from two angles: the employees’ benefit and that of the organisation. As it stands, he is an asset to the organisation and training will further enhance his performance (depending on his own personal committment) and that of the company.
So, since he is going to benefit in a general way, the cost should be shared between him and the organisation. Since, the fact remains that his ability to cope and learn fast is largely on him, bearing a part of the cost should be proper.