Posted By Pete Moran It leaves them in the position of not being allowed to start work. If they have an accident you have no means of proving that you made any attempt to provide them with information. What exactly is their gripe with signing?

Posted By Allan St.John Holt It leaves them out of a job and you still looking. Hopefully they just don't understand what it's all about. Allan

Posted By David S Burt Julie, I feel that you need to find out exactly why they will not sign, it could be that they have a literacy problem. Now if this is the case and you follow the advice already given, your organisation could find itself liable for a claim of discrimination. Just a thought

Posted By Tom Clark Surely there's too much emphasis on getting signatures. If records are properly kept, these must include an additional note about the refusal to sign. If evidence is needed at a later date in a claims case etc., it can be brought forward that the employee refused to sign. The employee would then be obliged to admit to taking part in training or face perjury charges. Just a thought as additional back-up - Why not take a group photo and include it with the records. If an external instructor is used you have your third party witness. Another ploy you could use (if you feel you must) is - no signature - no record of attendance - no pay. Good luck Tom

Posted By ernie luney surely a police officer and a hse inspector are the only people who have a legal right to ask and get a signature .what are the induction course contents?

Posted By Mark Talbot I agree that signatures are not required, the person giving the training should merely attest that they were present and what the training was. I also however agree that this may be a syptom of other issues now or later. It certainly requires a one-to-one interview with yourself to see what's up. You would of course need to make it very clear to them that they will be subject to exceptional scrutiny to ensure that they have understood the induction material. Witholding pay might get you into other troubles and is not worth it.

Posted By Pete Moran Surely the purpose of any induction is to provide information so that work can be carried out safely........without confirmation from the delegate that he/she has attended the induction including reading and understanding the contents of the induction then an employer is very exposed should an accident occur.

Posted By Iain W Julie, Having done inductions for many years I have been lucky enough not to have this problem, but I would agree with many of the postings so far that ask why they refuse to sign the induction form. If they have a legitimate reason then fine, another way to aknowledge that the training has been done can be looked at, but if it is simply stubborness, then I think your company should think what type of person they want to employ - This would ring alarm bells that they are not team players and how they will comply with other basic safety rules once they are actually working in the workplace This should be the honeymoon period for them. Try to explain that they are simply required to sign it to acknowledge they have had the training and because it is a requirement incase the company is audited by external auditors ie for accreditation purposes etc. if applicable