Can a employer change my job function and place I work to a job that I did not apply for or want.
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Can a employer change my job function and place I work to a job that I did not apply for or want.
I have worked in the same position for 6 years. One day my boss for a year comes
in and tells me that I am reporting to a new manager to do a different job. The
new boss tells me I need to move to his location. My job can be done on-line. 1.
I do not understand why my desk has to move I am only 30 minutes away. 2. They
are telling me I am going to have to do my current job and the new training job
which I did not sign up for for or apply for from now on with no end date in
site. They have not provided more compensation. They do not have a new desk at
the location they want me to move to. Is this legal?
Asked on January 23, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It is completely legal unless you have a written employment contract for a defined, set, or definite period of time, such as one-year contract, which has not yet expired and whose terms prevent this, such as by defining contractually your job and location. Otherwise, except as set by a contract, employment is "employment at will," which means the employer controls whether you have a job, where, for what pay, at what location and with what duties and titles, and can terminate you if you refuse to do the job they define. Under employment at will, the employer can change any/all aspects of your job at will--it does not matter what job you have been doing, applied for, or want. Your only recourse would be to find a different job, if you no longer like this one, and resign.
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