Can my employer force me to train someone without a raise?

Question

They want me to train someone but, They still give me the same pay! Can I reject this matter?

Answer 1

Unless there's something in your work/business contract that states you get a raise to train someone, then yes your employer can say they need you to train someone. If you're feeling apprehensive about training someone because you feel either nervous about it or you're actually feeling you're not getting paid what you're worth, then talk it over with your boss. Perhaps they can find someone else to do the training if there's someone else that knows how to do your work.
Otherwise, yes your employer can ask you to train w/o a raise. Check out your contract policies if you have one and see what it says before you get upset.
Good luck

Answer 2

You can refuse, but employers always have the upper hand. Even if they can't fire out outright, they'll bide their time until they have grounds, and make you miserable in the meantime. Some companies will even deny departing employees their severence package if they refuse to stay on long enough to train their replacement. It's legal because they're not obligated to give you severence pay.

If you feel you're not being compensated fairly and don't expect to be in the foreseeable future, start looking for a new job.

Incidentally, I believe the more common trend these days is to take on the additional responsibility and have the promotion and compensation follow your success with the new responsibilities - after you've proven you're competence. This seems to be the case when promoting from within.

Answer 3

Check the employment laws in your state/province regading wrongful dismissal before saying no to them, just in case they get really nasty. Check your job description as well. If the training is long and involved, taking a week or more then yes, I think you have a point, they should give you some financial recognition for it. If you don't do it, would they have to bring in someone from outside the company to train the new employee? If that's the case, you should receive an amount similar to what they would be charged by the outside training agency.

Bottom line: they can't force you to work for free.

Answer 4

Yes and no. Yes because they trained you and they spect you to train some other people, yet you can refuse to train them by telling them that you are protecting your job security and that you know that as son as someone else knows what you do, you can be replaced. Ask them for a raise, if they want to train someone else to get rid off you, I am sure that they wouldn't mind to give you some extra cents for a few weeks more. Good luck at the unemployment office.

Answer 5

Sure, you can reject any assignment your employer gives you. But then, you can't complain when you are fired, others are promoted over you, you get written up for poor attitude, or get no raise when others get theirs because of your refusal to look beyond the four corners of your "job description." Personally, I can't stand working with people who are quick to pipe up, "That's not my job!" and, if I could make those decisions, they would be the first out the door.

Answer 6

Yep they sure can.. I would say something to them if it was me! If you are taking on my responsibilies than go for it ask them for a raise. I would tell them when I first started here you asked me and I was trained to do xy and z now you are having me train someone and if you are doing more than xy and z tell them that and explain that you think you are doing more and that you should get a raise.. Good Luck

Answer 7

can my employer force me to train a new person to take my job and then fire me

Answer 8

I think you should train the person, do a good job, and ask to train more people. When you've demonstrated that you've successfully taken on more responsibility, you have grounds to ask them for a raise. If they refuse, you have more experience to put on your resume.

Answer 9

no you cannot reject it....if you do you can be fired for insubordination....now if your job duties do not include training someone you could gripe about it but i wouldnt because if you just do the job (training) without protest this could prove you worthy of a raise....also i would not train someone who is going to replace me unless i were being promoted

Answer 10

I think this happens a lot. You get paid to do your job no matter what. If your job description implies that you help train...then train. If not then tell them you don't think its your responsibility to train new employees.