If an announcement is made to close down 2 departments in the upcoming months and all affected employees will receive severance, can the employer force one of the departments to change jobs to do the work of the other department, prior to the closing date
The employer announced to 2 departments that they would be closing. One department will be relocated and the affected employees will be forced into working in the other department until the closure date. This would only be temporary until the closure date, and severance would be denied for not temporarily changing jobs until the closure.
1 answer | asked Feb 12, 2016 07:02 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
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Before I respond to your inquiry, I must state that we have not spoken, I have not reviewed the relevant documents and facts, and I do not represent you. Therefore, my discussion below is not a legal opinion, but is informational only. Finally, my discussion applies only to issues to which Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Federal law applies, unless otherwise specified.
That being said, unless there is a contract that forbids this practice, the employer may require this of its employees. It may not be fair or good management, but it is not illegal.
/Christopher E. Ezold/
posted by Christopher Ezold | Feb 12, 2016 07:32 AM [EST]
That being said, unless there is a contract that forbids this practice, the employer may require this of its employees. It may not be fair or good management, but it is not illegal.
/Christopher E. Ezold/
posted by Christopher Ezold | Feb 12, 2016 07:32 AM [EST]
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