Must I train and, if I have to, should I be paid more?
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Must I train and, if I have to, should I be paid more?
I’ve been working at a job for 4 years. My employer always makes me and a co-worker do training but not my lead man because he never have had the patience to train. I’m tired of training and being the lowest paid out of my team. I feel that I’m being taken advantage. Can I tell my employer that I don’t want to train without getting fired? My lead man just got promoted to lead man without ever having to train anyone and getting away with everything new people getting hired are getting paid more than me. What do I do?
Asked on December 3, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have some recourse regarding your treatment under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, there really isn't much that you can do. The fact is that most work relationships are "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit. Accordingly, you can be made to train and at whatever rate that your employer deems appropriate. As for others not being required to train, that also is permissable. The fact is that not all employees need be treated the same or even fairly, so long as no form of legally actionable discrimination is the reason. In other words, your lesser treatment is not solely due to your race, religion, disability, age (over 40), nationality, gender.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have some recourse regarding your treatment under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, there really isn't much that you can do. The fact is that most work relationships are "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit. Accordingly, you can be made to train and at whatever rate that your employer deems appropriate. As for others not being required to train, that also is permissable. The fact is that not all employees need be treated the same or even fairly, so long as no form of legally actionable discrimination is the reason. In other words, your lesser treatment is not solely due to your race, religion, disability, age (over 40), nationality, gender.
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