If a person is transferring to another position within a company, can the current manager force you to stay for2 weeks before being transferred?
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If a person is transferring to another position within a company, can the current manager force you to stay for2 weeks before being transferred?
My husband has been harassed and discriminated against by his current manager for almost a year now. He has been trying to find another job, as we can’t afford for him to quit. He finally found a transfer that was suitable. He has been extremely stressed because of this woman and is having health problems related to stress. He gave her a 2 day notice and she didn’t speak to him at all but instead called everyone in HR to force him to stay for 2 weeks. The whole dept decided he has to stay; this can’t be legal can it? It is a hostile work environment. She lives to make him miserable.
Asked on December 31, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If there has been an internal decision that your husband must stay an additional two weeks more than what he anticipated before he moves on, it seems from what you wrote that the current manager can make him stay for this duration.
However, he should document the harassment that he is receiving with the human resources department of his employer in a face to face meeting and followed up by a written letter to that effect.
He might even consider having a meeting with a labor attorney or a representative with the local labor department over the problems he is having with his supervisor to document the situation.
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