If I quit my job due to PT not transitioning to FT as promised, how long until the vacancy can be advertised as FT?

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If I quit my job due to PT not transitioning to FT as promised, how long until the vacancy can be advertised as FT?

I work in the University System of Georgia. I was hired away from a different university in Sept 2015 to move back home to Atlanta for a part-time offer family was here so I took the job. The hiring director told me she was in the process of converting the position to full-time – but she left in Oct. prior to the transition. Her replacement advised me that there was going to be no such change until the fiscal year resets on July 1, 2016. I was notified earlier this week that the position was going to remain part-time. If I leave the school, can they open the vacancy up as full-time immediately or does some time have to pass? The new director has already brought in his ‘friends’ as consultants for various roles before removing the current employee and inserting his buddy into the role at a pay increase. I want to know my options.

Asked on June 8, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia

Answers:

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

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

The fact is that most employment arrangments are what is know as "at will". This means that an employer can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit. This includes if or when to convert a part-time into a full-time position. That is unless doing so will violate a union agreement or employment contract, or such action will constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination (neither of hwich you indicate is the case). Bottom line, you have no real options here.


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