Can an employer transfer you to another store without your consent?
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Can an employer transfer you to another store without your consent?
I have been working at my job for 3 years. They recently told me I would be transferring to another store in our district. The only reasoning they have put behind it is that another employee at the other store does not get along with other employees and needs to be transferred to our store.
Asked on March 4, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Iowa
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary, or there is some form of form of workplace discrimination is involved, your employer has every right to do this. In an "at will" employment relationship an employer can basically mandate whatever it wants. It can hire or fire an employee for any reason (or no reason), as well has increase/decrease salary/hours, promote/demote, and generally impose requirements as it sees fit (including transfers). An employee in turn is free to choose whether to continue working for their employer or not.
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