What is the name of your state? Washington
I was hired by my current employer for a part-time retail position 5 years ago. At the time I was hired I was employed full time at a wholesale company in a related field. Four months ago I took a new full time job that is also in at a wholesale business and my current wholesale job is the same as the previous one. I was approached by the company I work for part time and they have said that my full time job represents a conflict of interest and they are going to ask me to choose between the two. I am a union employee at the part-time job. The fact that I have held my full time job has been no secret and was known by the corporate staff that have asked me to make a choice. One of their comments was that there is a problem because I service their accounts, meaning I am a sales rep to them as well. The company did buy from me in my previous position including on order placed by one of the people who is asking me to choose. The company representatives admitted that they have known about my other job but didn't think about it being a conflict of interest until I took the job with the new company. Because I have had both positions for five years does this establish past practice? Can they make me choose between the two companies?
I was hired by my current employer for a part-time retail position 5 years ago. At the time I was hired I was employed full time at a wholesale company in a related field. Four months ago I took a new full time job that is also in at a wholesale business and my current wholesale job is the same as the previous one. I was approached by the company I work for part time and they have said that my full time job represents a conflict of interest and they are going to ask me to choose between the two. I am a union employee at the part-time job. The fact that I have held my full time job has been no secret and was known by the corporate staff that have asked me to make a choice. One of their comments was that there is a problem because I service their accounts, meaning I am a sales rep to them as well. The company did buy from me in my previous position including on order placed by one of the people who is asking me to choose. The company representatives admitted that they have known about my other job but didn't think about it being a conflict of interest until I took the job with the new company. Because I have had both positions for five years does this establish past practice? Can they make me choose between the two companies?