From April, 11 million employees in Great Britain will have the new right to ask for time away from work to undertake training that they believe will improve their performance and be beneficial to the business. Employers will be able to turn down requests only when there is a sound business reason to do so.
The TUC poll found: over two fifths (42 per cent) of workers said that they were very likely to use the new right and younger employees aged 18-34 are most likely to use the new right as are employees with a degree.
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