LPT: When starting a remote or hybrid job, ensure your employment contract is specific about your WFH schedule so you can't be forced back into the office later (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lpt@lemmy.ca

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Many businesses are returning to the office, which is resulting in workers who prefer fully remote or hybrid work to resign from their positions. If they had asked their job to include specifics about the remote/hybrid policies in their work contract, they would be locked into those policies and could not be forced back into the office.

Never take for granted that the terms of your employment will stay the same unless there is a signed contract ensuring it.

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[-] KingStrafeIV@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

FYI for the majority of US based folks, this will not matter. Most US based folks are working "at will", meaning the company can change the role requirements and fire you at any time.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Valid, but also, if the terms of your employment change you are eligible for unemployment. Versus if your contract doesn't specifically list remote/hybrid work, you'll be forced to abide by it or quit.

Of course they can always claim a BS reason for your firing but this can open them up to lawsuits.

[-] KingStrafeIV@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Fair clarification

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

My employer had me sign a telework agreement that specified where I would be working from home.

The fine print said that this agreement could be modified or cancelled at any time with no prior warning. Guess who was forced to get a new job after his manager gave him explicit permission to move across the country?

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[-] fennec@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Yikes, but good on you for getting a new job elsewhere!

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