Can I be forced to become a temp or leave at my current job?
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Can I be forced to become a temp or leave at my current job?
I have been working on-site at a company through a staffing agency. I was told this is a 2 year contract that renews every 6 months. I have been on the current assignment for the past 17 with no issues. However, the other day I was informed that the company I have been working for has selected a
Asked on February 28, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, unless you have a still-in-effect (unexpired) written employment contract which guarantees your job, they can do this. Without such a written contract, you are an employee at will and may be terminated at any time--or told you can only work through their temp agency. It does not matter what you were told unless you had a written contract, since only a written contract prevents employment from being employment at will. Without such a contract, since they could simply terminate you, they could also make you become a temp instead.
If you are fired from the preferred company, you would have to qualify for unemployment the same way you would as if you had changed to any other employer.
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