Can my boss deny me the right to make a lateral move within the company (a university)?
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Can my boss deny me the right to make a lateral move within the company (a university)?
I am a director. I formally applied through HR process for a lateral move for which I met all requirements. My boss removed my app before it went to the selection committee from hr and without telling me. Now candidates are interviewing with less experience and level of education than I because he wanted me in my current position and “couldn’t afford to lose me”. HR says he’s within his right to have removed my application.
Asked on January 20, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Legally, he could do this--the law has nothing to say about a business's processes for lateral moves or internal transfer/hiring, and generally speaking, your boss has (subject only to what his bosses do or say) complete say over your employment, including your title, duties, pay, whether you may transfer or apply for a transfer, promotions, etc.
This could violate company internal policy (though according to HR, it does not seem to), but the law does not enforce internal policy in this way.
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