Can a Supervisor switch your hours permanently?

[JOEHB]

I live in Maryland, work in Washington D.C., and the corporate office is in Virgina. I woul like to know if a Supervisor can permanently or at least for 3 months change an employee's hours, which when hired did not agree to work. For example the supervisor wants me to now work a different position and time. My normal hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and the other position's hours are from 11:30 am to 8:00 pm. Is there anyway I can refuse to work this change in position and hours?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Unless you are a member of a union with a collective bargaining agreement that stipulates to the contrary or have an employment contract which stipulates to the contrary, your supervisor is free to tell you when and where to work.

 

[cbg]

Is there anyway I can refuse to work this change in position and hours?

This is a free country. If you want to refuse the changes, you are free to do so.

However, your employer is also in a free country, and if you refuse to work the hours he says, he is free to fire you.

It's a toss up whether or not you would get unemployment.

If your question is, can I refuse to work this change and not have to worry about being fired, no, you cannot.

 

[JOEHB]

Thank You for your responses

BelizeBreeze and CBG Thank you for your replies.