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Emilie Hills  
#1 Posted : 09 February 2022 09:22:17(UTC)
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Emilie Hills

Does your company pay an extra suppliment for those certified to be first aiders in your work place? If your company does suppliment, how much per month/ year? Is this a percentage of wage or a standard amount? We are reviewing our offering and would appricate to know what other companies do. Thank you in advance 

CptBeaky  
#2 Posted : 09 February 2022 09:35:20(UTC)
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CptBeaky

£5 per week

Short and sweet

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Emilie Hills on 09/02/2022(UTC)
Roundtuit  
#3 Posted : 09 February 2022 10:11:56(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Various companies - pennies on hourly rate through to annual lump sum at the end of each financial year they were qualified throughout (drop outs getting a pro-rata payment for a part year).

Nothing as grand as £5/week though.

Roundtuit  
#4 Posted : 09 February 2022 10:11:56(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Various companies - pennies on hourly rate through to annual lump sum at the end of each financial year they were qualified throughout (drop outs getting a pro-rata payment for a part year).

Nothing as grand as £5/week though.

Alan Haynes  
#5 Posted : 09 February 2022 10:19:36(UTC)
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Alan Haynes

Some places I worked gave 1 days extra annual leave, rising to 2 after 5 years.
PDarlow  
#6 Posted : 09 February 2022 11:15:45(UTC)
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PDarlow

We do not give any financial incentive to our fist aiders. Would a potentially life saving skill that can benefit the workplace and wider community including those with kids, older relatives, those who volunteer etc, as well as themselves not be incentive enough? In my opinion it should be about doing the right thing and stepping up to take responsibility.

If you only get takers that are interested due to a finacial incentive, how seriously will they take the training and if needed how competent would their ability to apply said training actually be?

Roundtuit  
#7 Posted : 09 February 2022 11:34:30(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Sometimes you have to offer the financial incentive to be compliant with the regulations from the available workforce even if all they do is give out plasters and phone for an ambulance.

Other times you make the managers / supervisors First Aiders just to have the numbers even though they should be co-ordinating rather than handling any incident.

Roundtuit  
#8 Posted : 09 February 2022 11:34:30(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Sometimes you have to offer the financial incentive to be compliant with the regulations from the available workforce even if all they do is give out plasters and phone for an ambulance.

Other times you make the managers / supervisors First Aiders just to have the numbers even though they should be co-ordinating rather than handling any incident.

PDarlow  
#9 Posted : 09 February 2022 13:03:56(UTC)
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PDarlow

Originally Posted by: Roundtuit Go to Quoted Post

Sometimes you have to offer the financial incentive to be compliant with the regulations from the available workforce even if all they do is give out plasters and phone for an ambulance.

Other times you make the managers / supervisors First Aiders just to have the numbers even though they should be co-ordinating rather than handling any incident.

Fair point Roundtuit but then it boils down to workplace culture so maybe a bigger fish needs frying. I guess I am lucky where I work, although improvements can still be made, the culture is on the right track.

achrn  
#10 Posted : 09 February 2022 16:05:43(UTC)
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achrn

We don't pay anything.  Even following our recent doubling the number to cover new flexible / hybrid working patterns we have more volunteers than we need.

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