My mum (50's) has been in her new job for a few months now. It's just part time cleaning in a group home for young people. She asked me to help her get online and log into something her manager has told her she needs to do. Upon inspection, it's online training. The whole course is about 50 hours of work it's not on cleaning however, but on caring, restraining clients safely, medicating, care procedures plus many more. There are just two of the 40 sections that could possibly apply to a cleaner. She hasn't been given a timeframe yet to complete it and it is unpaid. My question is, is this allowed? She is paid bang on the National Minimum wage and my understanding is that it would take her under NMW complete ing 50+ hours of training.
In my own role I do a lot of training but I'm salaried and it is good for my career.
She will do it but it's been a long time since she did any form of learning and has never had a proper job since having children so is very nervous of getting it all wrong. I've heard a few bad things about her workplace and I'm wondering if this is a bit of a red flag too.