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Scheduling
A little over a year ago I got hired on with the company knowing what my school schedule was like. We agreed on the days I would be working and the time. Nothing has changed on my end with schooling. The management is saying the business is growing and can’t work with my schedule anymore. They’re trying to pressure me to quit but I refuse. They’re looking for any excuse to fire me but I’m a good employee and it’s looking a little harder for them to find a good excuse. They now have started to have
Asked on August 26, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
First, of all, unless your schedule was set in a signed, written employment contract, you have no guaranteed right to it. Unless a schedule is contractually set, the employer can change it at will--it doesn't matter what you have worked previously, or what you have told your employer you can work, or what conflicts you have, the schedule is under the employer's control when there is no contract.
Second, without a written contract, you are an employee at will and may be terminated at any time, for any reason. Your employer does not need an "excuse" to fire you--they can terminate you even if you have been the best employee in the world.
Therefore, you don't have any rights, unless you have a written employment contract (if you do, you can enforce it in court or sue for compensation if they breach it): the employer can change your schedule, no matter how inconvenient for you; and can terminate you if you don't want to work the hours it selects.
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