my son just got hired at new place. he is hired and starts monday. he was sent to get physical .drug screen. and background check. which is fine but it says if anything comes back questionalble (meaning background) thats the only negative concern . he is on probation for a felony in which will be dropped to misdemenor once probation is complete . which will be 6 mo. help!!
2007-02-01 00:48:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
At will employment basically means that your job is not secured and they can get rid of you "at will". Which means that they don't have to tell you verbally or send any notification, and don't need any two weeks or anything like that But keep in mind too, if he does good and keeps his nose clean, then the longer you're with the company that means that it will be harder to get rid of you. And it depends on the felony as well. And what they go by is the arrest record on the background. It won't go into detail on the arrest just the crime, charge and the date. So if it's a red flag he might have to explain to them what is going on so if he has his dispositon papers saying it will drop down he might want to make a copy of that because they might want proof. Girl, it's hard for someone with a record to get even the simplest job. And I think it's messed up because everyone makes mistakes but they need to make a living to pay for their fees but yet even if you do the time for the crime, they don't want to hear it.
2007-02-01 01:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. PHILlis (in training) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"At will" means that either the employee can quit or the employer can terminate the employee for any reason without liability if there was no contract for a definite time of the employment relationship. In other words... the employer is free to discharge the employee for good cause, bad cause or no cause at all. At the same time, the employee is equally free to quit. Hope this helps.
2007-02-01 01:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by oaknut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"At will" employment means that the company can terminate your employment at their own time. If they change their minds about hiring your son, he gets fired.
COnversely, your son is not obligated to work for them any longer than he desires. Of course, etiquette dictates that he give two weeks' notice before walking out.
Usually you are given a two or three month probationary period at any new job. This is for the emplyee andthe employer to decide whether to continue the relationship. If your son doesn't like it, he walks. If your company doesn't like him, he walks. Nor harm no foul.
2007-02-01 00:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by anon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can fire you "at will".
2007-02-01 00:55:40 · answer #4 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋