There is a dispute at work between myself and 2 other managers. I went to executive level HR management and they said that no one is 100% right. They ran their investigation, and told me that they decided to transfer me. They did not ask me if I was comfortable with it. Is this legal? If I refuse to do it, can they terminate me? Should they have to compensate me for my additional mileage and driving time?
2007-09-26 11:15:58 · 9 answers · asked by 2fatrightnow 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's legal, they can do it, and if you decline the transfer, they may let you go without anything more than that which your employment contract expressly stipulates. Compensation for additional mileage and driving time is a matter for negotiation if the offer or employment contract does not already expressly deal with it. You would unlikely be entitled to it as a matter of law but you'd have to check the law to make sure. Don't think so, though.
All that said, however, if the dispute was not handled fairly and according to the law of your jurisdiction, in your view, you might very well take the matter up with an employment atty. Depends on the facts.
Caution: If you are considering pursuing the matter with an atty, for goodness sake, shhhhh! and stay away from your office HR people. They represent the company, not YOU. It would be ill advised to give the company any heads-up about your plans.
2007-09-26 11:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Management wants to retain you as an employee, so is giving you another area to work at. In alot of other cases like this, the person would be seen out the door. You ask if they can terminate you because you don't want to go to the other location, judge for yourself go to the other location, remain at the same location and be happy with what you have, leave the company and find employment somewhere else, nothing else.
You're complaining about additional mileage and driving time to the other location, be happy that you still will have a job to go to.
There's more to this story than what you want to write, management let you know what they were willing to do for you, take it and stop crying about what you can't handle.
2007-09-26 19:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they ran an investigation prior to this decision, sounds like you either go with the transfer or look for another job. Nobody compensates for mileage and driving time.
2007-09-26 18:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since there was an HR investigation, you now have a choice of transferring or quitting. Mileage pay is not an option.
2007-09-26 18:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
samantha.arnold: The 50 miles has to do with deducting moving expenses on your Federal income tax return. It has NOTHING to do with ANY requirement for the employer to pay anything.
Your choices are change locations, or change companies.
2007-09-26 18:35:42 · answer #5 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe if it is over a certain distance from the previous location they have to either pay some of your moving expenses or gas. For instance, in California it is over 50 miles.
2007-09-26 18:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by samantha.arnold 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the company has the right to transfer people around, you gotta go. And buy your own gas.
2007-09-26 18:19:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's legal.
And it's not uncommon.
If you don't want the transfer, quit.
2007-09-26 18:21:13 · answer #8 · answered by halfshaft 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to work there.
2007-09-26 18:20:09 · answer #9 · answered by fishshogun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋