Posted By jason telford Good morning We have just recently trained some of our staff to be fire wardens From this training I have been told they are now requiring a payment Is this legal and if so how much money should we pay and how often (weekly/monthly/yearly) All help would be appreciated

Posted By jason telford Our Fire wardens want an enhancement on top of their salary because of their new duties our fire wardens are not requesting any unpaid wages? finally We have no problems paying fire wardens or first aid trained staff Extra duties deserve extra rewards but we have to be able to pay within reason is the £300 a year the benchmark figure and would you pay this for each extra skill

Posted By David P Johnson These days nobody does anything for nothing Jack, unfortunate for our society as that may be.

Posted By Heather Collins "If you pay them to do the job you must ensure that the course is reconnised by your insurance company and the person delivering the course is qualified (competent person/s) to do so This is the grounds for payment of first aideres within a company. " Where did that idea come from? It's got nothing to do with the insurance company. First Aiders must attend a course recognised and approved by HSE and (obvioulsy) taught by a competent person. Doesn't mean you have to pay them - although many employers do. Fire wardens obviously have to be trained by someone competent (the same goes for any training other wise what's the point?) but courses don't have to be "approved" by anyone - we train our own fire marshals. The decision on whether to pay them or not is one for the individual employer. Heather

Posted By Heather Collins Yes and yes - why wouldn't they be? - they are employees after all performing a duty for which the company has provided them with suitable training by competent persons (me actually!) Heather

Posted By Frank Hallett Yaaay Heather! Totally agree with you [though that's probably the kiss of death!] Frank Hallett