What are my rights if my job duties are not what I was told they would be and so I’m not performing well and might now be terminated because of it?

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What are my rights if my job duties are not what I was told they would be and so I’m not performing well and might now be terminated because of it?

I applied to a job based on particular duties the job entailed. Some of the job duties had vague definitions however. Yet when HR responded back, they listed exactly what I’d be doing. d on that, I continued the job process. During the interview my manager told me exactly what I’d be doing; I demonstrated my experience in this. So I was offered the job. I accepted her offer based on my understanding of the duties in the interview and email. However, it’s been 3 months and I am hardly assigned these duties. I’m doing things I’m not experienced in and am being told I may get let go because of this.

Asked on November 12, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, California

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

Unfortunately, unless you have  protection under the terms of an employment contract, union agreement or company policy, your employer had the right to change your job duites. That is so long as your treatment was not due to actionable discrimination of some sort. Otherwise, in an "at will" employment arrangement, an employer can set the terms and conditions of employment much as it sees fit or deems necessary.


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