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If your employer made promises about work location and/or work hours, they can't just suddenly go back on those promises and demand that you immediately upend y

If your employer made promises about work location and/or work hours, they can't just suddenly go back on those promises and demand that you immediately upend your entire life to comply. Even if your employment agreement said they are allowed to do that, it may not be legally enforceable. What they can definitely do is say "anyone who can't show up to work in this office is getting laid off", and then perform a mass layoff in compliance with the law (N days advance notice and/or severance, etc). Claiming that if you choose to dance to a puppeteer's tune no matter what kind of demands they make on short notice you have "effectively resigned" is not a healthy employee/employer relationship and any boss doing that should expect to get harassed by the NLRB. This is all separate from the question of whether X retaliated against people for organizing, which is definitely an illegal thing to do.

postalrat 3y ago
Of course they can. Just the same as you can quit and expect them to go through the trouble of finding someone to replace you.
- kevingadd 3y ago
  That is an individual one on one decision to terminate employment, which is different from a company wide email telling dozens or hundreds of people that they have "effectively resigned".
  - kcplate 3y ago
    But did they do that? Employer changed a policy, if people individually complied with the company policy they continued their employment. If they didn’t comply, they were insubordinate and were fired. That seems like a one on one decision to me. How many company policies can you intentionally break and maintain employment, at any company, pretty much anywhere?
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  Friend of mine is a PA, always wanted to move to Alaska. Found his dream job, signed offer, sold house, found school for kids, etc. Phone call 48 hours prior to them moving. “The clinic has been sold to new owners and they are evaluating all finances and rescinding employment offers, including yours. They’ll give you 30 days to repay the relocation assistance”. No, they gave him far more than that. Three months salary, closing costs for the house they’d bought in Alaska, and no relocation repayment.

postalrat 3y ago

Of course they can. Just the same as you can quit and expect them to go through the trouble of finding someone to replace you.

kevingadd 3y ago
That is an individual one on one decision to terminate employment, which is different from a company wide email telling dozens or hundreds of people that they have "effectively resigned".
- kcplate 3y ago
  But did they do that? Employer changed a policy, if people individually complied with the company policy they continued their employment. If they didn’t comply, they were insubordinate and were fired. That seems like a one on one decision to me. How many company policies can you intentionally break and maintain employment, at any company, pretty much anywhere?
FireBeyond 3y ago
Friend of mine is a PA, always wanted to move to Alaska. Found his dream job, signed offer, sold house, found school for kids, etc. Phone call 48 hours prior to them moving. “The clinic has been sold to new owners and they are evaluating all finances and rescinding employment offers, including yours. They’ll give you 30 days to repay the relocation assistance”. No, they gave him far more than that. Three months salary, closing costs for the house they’d bought in Alaska, and no relocation repayment.