Training cost clause

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I'm currently employed by an nhs trust on a temporary one year contract in order to complete a year of training that leads to a qualification. My contract says that if I am offered a job at the end of the contract I will be expected to accept it or repay some training costs. I have been told I will be offered a permanent job but it hasn't happened yet. I've started applying for the same post with other trusts as I don't want to end up without a job and it looks like these other jobs would suit me better. Can my current trust make me pay them back costs when they haven't offered me a permanent job yet? If I wait until the end of my training to see if I've got a job it is likely that nowhere else will be recruiting by then.

Any advice would be great, thanks

Assuming the wording is as you’ve put it here “My contract says that if I am offered a job at the end of the contract ” then they have until the end of your contract to offer you a job. You can’t decide that actually means if they haven’t offered you a job by 3 months before the end of your contract or whatever timescale you think is reasonable.

Thanks flowery. I know you're right. I'm just frustrated and not knowing where I stand with jobs whilst others in a similar position at other trusts already have jobs secured. I've withdrawn my other applications as I know I wouldn't be able to accept any offers. I'll just have to suck it up.