Find out the contents and sample of an employee training reimbursement agreement that you can use.
Training employees can be an expensive venture. Nonetheless, it helps to improve their work skills, for better performance. If the employees decide to leave the organization, an employer can demand that they reimburse the training costs. However, this can only be done effectively where there is a well-designed employee training reimbursement agreement. Let’s learn how to make an effective training reimbursement agreement.
Contents of the employee training reimbursement agreement
Declaration between the employer and the employee - This includes at least a sentence depicting that the employee and their employer have entered into an agreement.
Conditions that the agreement will cover or may be enforced
This involves all the conditions under which the agreement will be enforced. For instance, in a case where a company provides training to the employee to enhance their job performance, offered by a third party. Secondly, if the organization gives external training to the employee, hoping that they will remain in it for a certain period. Additionally, this section may also indicate that the employee training reimbursement agreement does not relate to the employment contract. Lastly, a case where the employee is only guaranteed to benefit from training if they agree to remain in the company for a certain time and they agree to reimburse any training costs, should they leave.
Reimbursement plan
Next, the company must outline the reimbursement plan for their employees based on the time they leave the organization, from the time of training completion.
Other constituents
Employee training reimbursement agreement sample
This employee training reimbursement agreement is entered into by and between International Communication Solutions and (Employee Name).
Whereas, International Communication Solutions has agreed to provide external training to “Employee Name”, which International Communication Solutions believe will help the “employee” to improve their service delivery to its clients;
Whereas, International Communication Solutions is offering such training to “employee” hoping that the “employee” will continue being an employee of the organization for at least (2) years so that it benefits from investing in the employee training;
Whereas, both the International Communication Solutions and the “employee” agrees that this agreement does not constitute the employment contract;
Whereas, the “employee” understands that International Communication Solutions would not offer such training unless “employee” intended to remain an employee of the International Communication Solutions and they agree that they should reimburse any training costs incurred by the company, if the “employee” terminates employment before the 2 years are over after the completion of training.
Now, therefore, considering the premises and the promise outlined below, the “employee” agrees that;
NUMBER OF MONTHS OF SERVICE FROM THE COMPLETION