Can a person working in a part-time position be forced into a full-time position?
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Can a person working in a part-time position be forced into a full-time position?
This is a question concerning a teaching position.
Asked on May 7, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If there is an employment contract, including a union agreement, covering your employment, you need to reference its terms or provisions to see what can (and cannot) be done in this regard.
If there is no contract (or there is a contract, but it is silent in this regard), then your employer could require you to become full time. In the absence of contracts to the contrary, employers are free to set the duties, hours, terms, conditions, etc. of employment at will.
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