Mandatory HR workshops

[Tindog]

This.
Several of my clients will not give you a security pass to get in to the building unless you have gone through their relevant courses. The only people on site who don't have to do the courses are those with visitor badges, and if you have one of those then you can't get through doors, etc and you must be escorted by someone who is authorised to show you around.

If the client says you have to sit through something before you can access their system, then it is a prerequisite for you to do your work. It's not an IR35 flag.

This is it though - the course is scheduled 5 working days before my contract is due to end. I've already been here for 2 months with full access to both offices. Granted, I'm expecting a renewal, but there's no agreement yet.

Obviously I'll do it anyway, I'd rather be bored than penniless. I guess.

[unixman]

Yes. For a large firm involved in financial services.

The courses were online and I could have spend 3 days straight doing the courses as there were different levels.

I was talking about HR workshops, which is what the OP asked about, not online courses.

[mattfx]

I had to go through the internal HR and safety stuff at the private airport where my current gig is - learning about their on site fire service was pretty cool. I'd actually really like them to put me through the training to drive around the actual airport / on the runway; but it's fairly unlikely to happen.

[SueEllen]

I was talking about HR workshops, which is what the OP asked about, not online courses.

Online courses were mandated by HR and some of them were real-time e.g. skype. I tried to get out of them because I knew they were fecking boring.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

This is it though - the course is scheduled 5 working days before my contract is due to end. I've already been here for 2 months with full access to both offices. Granted, I'm expecting a renewal, but there's no agreement yet.

Obviously I'll do it anyway, I'd rather be bored than penniless. I guess.

5 days of billing sitting on your bum...

[northernladyuk]

Online courses were mandated by HR and some of them were real-time e.g. skype. I tried to get out of them because I knew they were fecking boring.

Skype is fine, because you can watch the Sweeney at the same time.

[SueEllen]

Skype is fine, because you can watch the Sweeney at the same time.

I tend to post drivel on CUK....

[BR14]

I tend to post drivel on CUK....

yeh, me too!
good innit?

[WTFH]

I tend to post drivel on CUK....

What do you mean “tend to”?

[BR14]

What do you mean “tend to”?

Krool, that is, - KROOL