Is it legal to make someone interview for their own job?

Question

If you have held a job for several years, is it legal for the company to suddenly tell people that they have to re-interview for the position that they hold? If they choose to terminate you based on this "interview" is that legal considering you currently hold the position without performance issues?

Answer 1

This can be relatively common when something is happening in the company to make a change--maybe they have new technology to introduce, or maybe they're changing all compensation packages, or maybe they've merged with another company. It can be a refreshing opportunity for both the employee and the management as it gives everybody a chance to reappraise where they are today, where they want to go, and which people, doing which work, can take them there. If you're reinterviewing for your job, that probably means that there are other positions undergoing the same process. This is your chance--jump on it. What do you see people doing that you really want to do?

As far as terminating you, this is possible if there are a surplus of total people for the number of positions. More likely is that you will end up in a different position, either because you make this choice, or because the company makes the choice.

A common fallacy that people have is that if they work for a company, they're entitled to do the work they want to do, with the schedule they prefer, for the rest of their lives, and even to get a pay raise on top of it. How many times I heard that "but when I was hired....." The company has the right to change the job, the hours, the compensation, your boss, your work location, and virtually anything else they choose, at any time. You also have rights. You can always choose to accept the changes, or to refuse to accept them. If you refuse, however, the only option may be to go to another company.

Answer 2

It sure is. Quite often, when a company takes over another company, the new co gives the people from the old co a chance to apply for their jobs.
They must go thru the whole thing, apply, resume, interview.
It is legal and does happen.
Also, a new manager taking over a departmant may chose to do so.