Hi. Im new to this
My company paid for me to do my hgv1 and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I failed miserably and have now left the company 18 months later
Now they are saying i have to payback 50% of the course as ive left before 2 years.
Does this count as a fail or if i passed.
Thanks in advance
you did not pass so pay nothing …might take you to court
you did not pass so pay nothing …might take you to court
Mervwhu:
Hi. Im new to this
My company paid for me to do my hgv1 and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I failed miserably and have now left the company 18 months later
Now they are saying i have to payback 50% of the course as ive left before 2 years.
Does this count as a fail or if i passed.
Thanks in advance
You agreed to be tied in for 2 years so they can reasonably expect the 50% to be paid back regardless of a pass or fail.
If you read your contract it will probably say you pay back the costs incurred through training. Doesn’t matter about pass or fail, or about qualifications. They have paid the money out, regardless of your results, and, if stipulated in your contract or any other written agreement, are able to try and recover costs
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It usally goes down on a scale and after 18 months it should not be at 50% anyway. The contract that you signed for the training is not worth the paper that it is written on. Tell them you are not willing to pay. doubt you will ever hear from them again.
Yorkshire Tramper:
It usally goes down on a scale and after 18 months it should not be at 50% anyway. The contract that you signed for the training is not worth the paper that it is written on. Tell them you are not willing to pay. doubt you will ever hear from them again.
If there is a written agreement or its in the contract then they can chase him for the money and will win. Pay up chalk it down to experience and move on. Not worth being taken to small claims court for 50% of the cost.
Apart from anything else, they’ve paid to put you through a test. Pass or fail, the only thing you do by refusing to pay is steer them towards not trying to help other people get jobs and licences.
and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I failed miserably and have now left the company 18 months later
Now they are saying i have to payback 50% of the course as ive left before 2 years.
Sounds generous…you signed to pay back 100% before 2 years, so the fact they’re asking for only 50% is a bonus to you. Pay it if you did sign anything, as you’re screwed if you don’t and they decide to sue.
Read the contract you signed.
Does it mention getting a licence or getting training?
Does it say repayment in full or on a sliding scale?
If you try to evade paying back anything that is legally due this company, will they give you a good reference?
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I’m sorry if it didn’t work out for you, but if you owe money, pay it.
TruckerGuy:
and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I failed miserably and have now left the company 18 months later
Now they are saying i have to payback 50% of the course as ive left before 2 years.Sounds generous…you signed to pay back 100% before 2 years, so the fact they’re asking for only 50% is a bonus to you. Pay it if you did sign anything, as you’re screwed if you don’t and they decide to sue.
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You agreed to the T&Cs of the contract. You have now broken that contract, ergo the penalties for doing so are now due. I’d be biting their hand off with their 50% offer.
Refuse to pay and you could have a problem if the Company decide to go to court,good chance you will lose, and land up with a CCJ added into your credit rating.
50% is better than 100%
There is not enough detail in the OP for anyone to give a definite answer.
You say you failed miserably therefore I am assuming you realise you are not cut out to drive trucks rather than have just failed a single test.
That is fine as not everybody is made of the right stuff to make a truck driver - including many of those with current licences.
I assume that both you & your employer went into the situation genuinely believing you would be able to drive a truck.
I would therefore suggest you sit down with your employers & discuss the situation.
If paying the training costs back would put you in financial difficulty then explain that to them.
They may waive the fee if it is ‘small beer’ to them or help you with a fair repayment plan if their company is so cash poor that it can’t suffer the loss.
If the company did not do anything to test your suitability for truck driving before you signed the contract then I suspect you would have a good chance of success in court.
There is a big difference in signing these kinds of contracts then leaving with the certification in hand for greener pastures & leaving in the way you are.
A judge would look sympathetically at your situation.
You would only get a CCJ against your name if you fail to pay when told to by the court. If you are dealing with the matter through court you will not get a CCJ against your name until the point you fail to pay what the court has instructed you to pay in the timescale it sets.
Good luck.
Offer them 25% if they refuse then play brinksmanship and see if they take you to court, if they do, either pay up before court or go through with it and see what the judgment is.
My company paid for me to do my hgv1 and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I would look carefully at the way it is worded.
If it says you agree to pay back the fees should you take the test then leave before 2 years they have you by the ■■■■■■■■.
If it says you agree to pay it back if you pass the outcome in court may be different why would they want to keep you two years if you failed and had no further interest in taking another test.
Did they offer you a second test?
DCPCFML:
TruckerGuy:
and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I failed miserably and have now left the company 18 months later
Now they are saying i have to payback 50% of the course as ive left before 2 years.Sounds generous…you signed to pay back 100% before 2 years, so the fact they’re asking for only 50% is a bonus to you. Pay it if you did sign anything, as you’re screwed if you don’t and they decide to sue.
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You agreed to the T&Cs of the contract. You have now broken that contract, ergo the penalties for doing so are now due. I’d be biting their hand off with their 50% offer.
Na ■■■■ the employer. Refuse to pay and see if they will go through the hassle of trying to get it back.
ScaniaUltimate:
There is not enough detail in the OP for anyone to give a definite answer.You say you failed miserably therefore I am assuming you realise you are not cut out to drive trucks rather than have just failed a single test.
That is fine as not everybody is made of the right stuff to make a truck driver - including many of those with current licences.I assume that both you & your employer went into the situation genuinely believing you would be able to drive a truck.
The op posted that the company would pay for him to get hgv1. In my mind this suggests that he may have had a rigid licence & the company were helping to upgrade to artic.
adam277:
DCPCFML:
TruckerGuy:
and i signed to say i would pay it back if i left within 2 years
I failed miserably and have now left the company 18 months later
Now they are saying i have to payback 50% of the course as ive left before 2 years.Sounds generous…you signed to pay back 100% before 2 years, so the fact they’re asking for only 50% is a bonus to you. Pay it if you did sign anything, as you’re screwed if you don’t and they decide to sue.
THIS ^
You agreed to the T&Cs of the contract. You have now broken that contract, ergo the penalties for doing so are now due. I’d be biting their hand off with their 50% offer.Na [zb] the employer. Refuse to pay and see if they will go through the hassle of trying to get it back.
Your response is why people cannot have nice things… I expect this will go straight over your head though.
You was obviously quick enough to accept there offer and not their fault you failed miserably.
50% sounds like a good offer, by not paying you’re risking getting taken to court to get the money back, stopping them offering this to any future employee and if I was them I’d right you a stinking reference stating how you rip off your employer.
Is it really worth it, I doubt it.
Do they have Class 2 work .Stick at it for 24 months then you clear.