Does an employer legally have to give a notice before transfrering you to a new work place 2.6 miles away?
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Does an employer legally have to give a notice before transfrering you to a new work place 2.6 miles away?
This employer knows I have no transportation to this new work place. I was also only given a ten hour notice I had to work at a new place tonight. My district manager told me I deserve a 24 hour notice, but my manager only gave me ten hours. I know I have the legal right to refuse the transfer. If I chose to do so I was told I’d be lucky to receive 5 hours of work a month. What, if any, legal actions can I take?
Asked on October 27, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The following answer applies if you do not have an employment contract; if you do, the terms and conditions of the contract, vis-a-vis notice, hours, location, etc. will apply.
1) There is no legal right to refuse the transfer; or rather, you can refuse it, but your employer may terminate, suspend, demote, reduce hours, etc. you. You have no right to refuse and keep your job.
2) Whether or not you deserve 24 hours notice or not, there is no obligation in the law to provide it, and no minimum notice required.
3) The employer is not required to care about whether you have transportation or not. The employer can transfer you to a new location and you have to figure out how to get there. *Sometimes*, if the transfer is very far--50, 60 miles far, for example--you may have the right to quit while collecting unemployment because you were
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