Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Can an employee be forced to accept a different position that has different hour

Hi:

Can an employee be fired or be forced to take a position that has different hours then what was offer to her? We have a situation that an employee quit and her hours were from 9:30 to 6:00 and now the other 2 employees are being told that they have to trade off everyother week and do her position. Is this legal?

Thanks for your help!


Asked on 1/14/03, 5:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Kirschbaum Law Offices of Michael R. Kirschbaum

Re: Can an employee be forced to accept a different position that has different

Unless you have a contract the guarantees you will perform a certain job for a specific time, the employer has the right to reassign employees to different functions or schedules as is deemed necessary for the business.

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Answered on 1/23/03, 12:44 pm


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