Employment Contract Law Adjustment Act There is now an amendment that regulates the training and further education of employees. This was announced this week. The provision stipulates that employers must cover the costs of further education – unless these are borne by a third party.
In addition, the entire duration of the training must be counted as working time. This has not been guaranteed until now, explains vida union chairman Roman Hebenstreit in a press release. Philip Brokes The Chamber of Labour added that the amendment will make things significantly easier for employees. But which training courses are specifically covered by this?
These training courses must be paid for by the boss and are considered working time
Basically, these are training, further education or advanced training courses that are required by law, regulations, standards or the employment contract in order to be allowed to (continue to) carry out the professional activity.
An example is Truck and bus drivers: they are required to complete 35 hours of further training in the first five years. If they transport dangerous goods, additional training is required.
Also the Care should benefit greatly from the new regulation. For example, in the case of additional training for hospice care. This also includes: further training of Kindergarten teachers and -pedagoguesdie Basic training in the public service or Recertificationswhich arise in certain occupational groups, including welders.
However, for most commercial activities there is no standard that requires a specific level of training, according to the WKO.