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If i resign during probation period,has the employer the right to make me pay for the training he has given me?
I signed a "self employment agreement" with a Company in the UK ( I live in another country and communicate with them via internet and phone) for a period of 1 year, the probation period being 3 months; I resigned after 2 months and received an email from the employer that said he will invoice me for a big amount of money for the training he gave me (like 10 days of so) and other costs (cost of hiring someone else from my country,etc).There is no mention in the contract that I signed about me having to pay them if I resign, but as I mentioned, the agreement was indeed for one year. I don't know the law in UK, but considering the fact that I am in probation period, can't I just leave the Company (after the notice period,of course) without any problems?
if you were being treated as self employed, then employment law does not cover this situation. However, if there is no mention in the contract of having to repay training costs, then this cnanot be enforced.