Lay off after applying for a position through internal Job Posting
After following proper procedure for an internal Job Posting I have been informed that my services are no longer needed for my current position. When I spoke with my boss who is a Sr. Executive she was extremely verbally abusive and told me that I had burned all my bridges. I am a proven exemplimentary employee,with an internal Job Posting system in place does my employer have the right to lay me off for my action when all proper procedures have been followed.
1 answer | asked Mar 28, 2001 10:47 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
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"unfair" does not mean "illegal"
In Ohio, as in all of the United States (except Montana), bosses can fire workers for any reason, or for no reason, as long as it is not for an illegal reason. A worker's most common protection against unfair dismissals is a union contract. Without a contract (union or otherwise), you would have to point to some law that protects your job, or protects your conduct that made the boss mad at you. I am not aware of any law that protects a worker's right to bid on a posted job.
Is it possible that the boss was already mad at you for some other reason, and then used this bid as a pretext to justify firing you? Without more, I could not recommend legal action.
The National Employee Rights Institute (NERI) publishes a book called Job Rights and Survival Strategies. I recommend it. It costs $23.45. Call 800-HOW-NERI.
It lists the most common laws used in retaliation cases.
posted by Richard Renner | Mar 28, 2001 1:08 PM [EST]
In Ohio, as in all of the United States (except Montana), bosses can fire workers for any reason, or for no reason, as long as it is not for an illegal reason. A worker's most common protection against unfair dismissals is a union contract. Without a contract (union or otherwise), you would have to point to some law that protects your job, or protects your conduct that made the boss mad at you. I am not aware of any law that protects a worker's right to bid on a posted job.
Is it possible that the boss was already mad at you for some other reason, and then used this bid as a pretext to justify firing you? Without more, I could not recommend legal action.
The National Employee Rights Institute (NERI) publishes a book called Job Rights and Survival Strategies. I recommend it. It costs $23.45. Call 800-HOW-NERI.
It lists the most common laws used in retaliation cases.
posted by Richard Renner | Mar 28, 2001 1:08 PM [EST]
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