Where I work a modest training bond is placed on new hires. The bond is roughly about 2 months gross salary (ie about 3 months net with 33% tax) and is halved after 1 year, removed by the second year. It's far less than the cost of training, and there are some clauses for when it would not be enforcable, so I find it fair that the company wants to protect their investment. Of course there's no reduction in salary or any other costs associated with; and salary and perdiems are paid from day 1 on the course
