Monthly Archives: April 2021

So many of us have had our jobs disrupted over the past 12 months. For some, not only have they suffered disruption but they may of even found themselves without a job following on from cut backs due to the lockdown restrictions. IF you have been lucky enough to keep your job, you may of missed out on a year of experience and possibly training, especially if you have only recently started the job. Often the first few years of a new job are spent gaining experience and knowledge about the role and the business. If you only recently started the job lats year, you may of found it difficult to receive any training as the business you work for may have had to shut or you may have had to work from home. Some companies were still able to offer training remotely but often the companies had so much work on trying to adapt to allow them to continue to trade during these times that training was put on hold. If you were due a pay rise during this time that may also of been put on hold. Many companies have not been able to complete the annual reviews that they normally do which means you may of missed out on the opportunity to ask for a pay rise or to discuss one that was in the pipeline. As the UK slowly starts to come out of lockdown and restrictions start to ease, more and more businesses can get back to some sort of normality. Some office workers are being asked to return to their desks and those who have been furloughed, may start to work some shifts again.

IT is likely as this starts to happen that training will resume although it may be slightly different to what you were expecting. Covid has certainly delayed many things for people but that doesn’t mean to say they won’t happen; it just may be a little further along than you had first thought. If you are a teacher then you may have missed out on some of your placement time. This will hopefully be fitted in during the next few months as schools run at full capacity again. If you are worried that you are not able to do your job correctly because of lack of training then it is important that you flag this as soon as possible with your manage as they will then be able to see what they can offer you to help.