Can an employee be forced to train someone?

An employer cannot legally require an employee to take training without pay. If training is required to give an employee skills for their role, the employer is legally obligated to pay for this time.

Can an employee refuse to do something?

Insubordination is a direct refusal to perform an ethical and reasonable action that was requested by a manager. The requested action must be logical, ethical, and reasonable to be counted as insubordination if not carried out. The employee must also fully understand the request and still refuse to do it.

Can I be fired for not doing someone else’s job?

At-Will Employment Almost all private-sector employers reserve the right to terminate you under the employment-at-will doctrine. Unless you’re covered under a labor union contract or you have an employment agreement, you can be terminated at will, meaning the company can decide that it no longer wants to employ you.

Can my employer force me to train my replacement?

There will no grounds for a lawsuit. No one can force you to train your replacement but don’t expect to continue working there if you start saying no to your boss. It’s so low that employees are asked to train their replacements.

Can I refuse to train a new employee?

Yes. An employee can refuse to help or train another employee. An employee can tag another employee as unfit tp be trained or quote any problems with the other employee to avoid training him. The employre can also quote his work pressure as an excuse for his inability to train or help another.

Should your employees want to train?

Many of today’s leaders believe that their employees should want to train simply because it’s the logical thing to do. As a Master Trainer, I can tell you that this is rarely the case.

What happens if you can’t print up the required training information?

If you can’t print up the needed information, you have a larger issue. Sometimes the senior employee has no idea what it is exactly that they are supposed to be training. Remember; the biggest fear in business is NOT the fear of public speaking, that’s a misnomer, the biggest fear in business is public failure, or humiliation.

Why don’t we thank our employees for what they do?

This is mostly because we forget to tell the employee what it is we are thanking them for exactly. Since your company is unique, you will need to find an answer within your own culture, mission and budget. This is a simple issue. Print up the information you need trained, then pick up the phone and call your training department.