The CIPD's Learning and Talent Survey 2010 found that training averages four
days per person per year in both large and smaller businesses and that the median
training spend per employee is £300.
Use our guides to help you establish what kind of training and development activities
may best help your business!
Time off for training: employees of businesses with 250 or more
employees now have the right to request time off (unpaid) for training.
See: time off to train
Minimum Wage: as from October 2010 there will be a separate
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices. See: key statistics.
Code of Practice: a new ACAS Code of Practice covers time off for
trade union duties and activities, and includes guidance on time off for union
learning representatives. See: unions
