First Aider....

[luamber]

I work in a fairly big office for a multinational insurance company and have been a First Aid 'Appointed Person'  for a while now.  Does anyone know if it is generally standard practice to be paid a bit extra for doing this?  I'm not talking masses of cash, just a little extra to acknowledge the additional responsibility?

Thanks :-)

[luckystrike]

I am the Appointed Office First Aider in the large construction company where I work, and do not get anything additional in my pay.  If I was to ask, I would be laughed at.

However, in the last company which I worked for (which was a multi-billion pound international construction company), the first aiders got an additional �200 per year on their salary, listed as a separate item.

This was seen as enough to warrant the extra responsibility, but I am more than happy to receive training every second year to keep myself up to date, especially for handling any little incidences at home.

[undercovers]

been the appointed first aider in a few companies - never got paid more, but did get to go on training course in work time and paid for by the company... that was enough for me as i quite enjoyed them

[jocasta]

I work for a large retail company in the UK and we get paid about �3 pw for First Aid duties...

[Mrs_Pegasus]

I work in a school and the appointed first aiders are paid �300 and �500 respectively per annum.  We have other 1st aiders but the first 2 are the first people who are contacted in an emergency, they also maintain the accident book, reporting matters and ensure all first aid boxes are up to date.  So I think they earn their money!  The chances of an bump and scratch is obviously higher in a school so I think this is reflected in them being paid.

[fibifooz]

I was a firstaider when I worked for Sony UK Manufacturing, and we didn't get any extra pay.

[kazza12345]

in the company my husband works in they get 15 pounds gross extra per month

[Hermia]

I don't get anything which annoys me as it's a lot of responsibility.

[Mrs_Pegasus]

Remember, you can not be made to be a 1st Aider.  If you feel the job is too much hassle then resign the position, you cant be penalised.  Of course if it is part of your job description then the additional responsibility has probably been taken into account in your salary. 

If you dont ask you dont get.  Up until 2 years ago, we never paid, until we were presented with a diary of the amount of times the technicians were asked to attend/deal with an incident, averaged 10 per day with 2 ambulance trips, couple of broken bones and even an air ambulance incident.

Believe me they earn their money.  I was a first aider in a large council and in 5 years I attended 2 incidences and I was paid �25 per quarter!

[Sasha13]

Surely being able to help people who need it is all the payment you should need? If not then why do the training in the first place? What if a friend or family member needed help rather than a colleague? Would the company ask for payment from you towards the expense of the training course that they put you on? By the way, I'm a qualified first aider working in a busy store which means I attend about one serious incident a month and countless minor occurences. I don't get paid any more, and the thought had never occured to me - I value the skill and am pleased that if I ever came across an accident outside work I'd be able to help rather than just be a bystander.

[luamber]

Thanks for your responses - although it really was just a question and i'm not about to abandon all responsibility for the sake of and extra fiver a month - I hope nobody misunderstood.