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Hello all,
I just found out today that I'm being displaced. I work for a large healthcare company and due to budget cuts my position is being terminated. I met with my boss and an HR lady today and they told me the news. The HR lady told me that I have thirty days until my termination becomes effective and then I will be offered two months salary severance pay, after I sign a waiver. I have no problem with this and this would be fine with me. The problem is because it is a large company with many different sites they have an "Employee Mandatory Transfer Policy". I've been assigned a recruiter within my company to find another position. I just talked with him and he wants me to apply for at least three positions, the problem with these positions is the pay is below what I am making now. The "Employee Mandatory Transfer Policy" states if they offer me a position within 20% of my pay I have to either accept it or waive my severance pay. My questions are these:
1. What can I do to make sure I don’t get offered a position?
2. Am I legally obligated to go on interviews within the company?
3. If I have to go on interviews what can I do to make sure I don’t
get offered the position?
My fear is getting offered a position at 20% below what I’m making now at a site that is farther away from where I live. What steps can I take now to avoid this from happening?
Thanks for all and any advice!
Hello all,
I just found out today that I'm being displaced. I work for a large healthcare company and due to budget cuts my position is being terminated. I met with my boss and an HR lady today and they told me the news. The HR lady told me that I have thirty days until my termination becomes effective and then I will be offered two months salary severance pay, after I sign a waiver. I have no problem with this and this would be fine with me. The problem is because it is a large company with many different sites they have an "Employee Mandatory Transfer Policy". I've been assigned a recruiter within my company to find another position. I just talked with him and he wants me to apply for at least three positions, the problem with these positions is the pay is below what I am making now. The "Employee Mandatory Transfer Policy" states if they offer me a position within 20% of my pay I have to either accept it or waive my severance pay. My questions are these:
1. What can I do to make sure I don’t get offered a position?
2. Am I legally obligated to go on interviews within the company?
3. If I have to go on interviews what can I do to make sure I don’t
get offered the position?
My fear is getting offered a position at 20% below what I’m making now at a site that is farther away from where I live. What steps can I take now to avoid this from happening?
Thanks for all and any advice!