The new right to request time to train 
BIS – 18/11/2009
The new right is set out in new sections 63D to 63J, 47F and 104E introduced into the Employment Rights Act 1996 by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 s.40 (which extends to Scotland – see s.268(2))
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published this guidance explaining how the new right to train will work and how it can benefit businesses. From 6 April 2010, employees of companies with 250+ employees in Great Britain will have the new right to request time out from their normal duties to undertake skills training. It is understood that the right is intended to be extended to all employees as from April 2011.
The guidance to which the link at the foot of this page points is in simple form and is intended mainly for employers rather than advisers.
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