Dear All,
I, Nishant Vyas, working with my firm for last 7 months as Manager BD at regional office based in Gandhinagar. On one fine morning the Regional Head has resigned (or asked to leave)! Kindly note that I joined this firm due to my location preferences (proximity to my home town). Now HR is asking me to relocate to their Head Office based in Hyderabad as there is no one else to lead- practically they are shutting down the operation in regional office.
They have provided 3 options to me:
Option 1:you shall be transferred to Hyderabad office with immediate effect and shall work for 2 years, however you have shown your reluctance to this option
Option 2: In case if you wish to resign from the Company you shall be working from Hyderabad office during your notice period of 2 months and shall be eligible for all the allowance as per the Company Policy.
Option 3: if any one of the above two options are not agreeable please treat this friday i.e 10th September , 2014 as last working date and we shall terminate your employment contract .
Can employer ask you to relocate for notice period??
I just receive the employment letter from the employer and I have not signed any contract agreement with them. They have just mentioned in the employment letter following line:"A full employment contract including the terms and conditions you will be employed under is being prepared for your perusal and acceptance. However, you may please consider this as the confirmation of your employment with XYZ".
kindly advise over it !
My preferences:
Option-1- Don't want to relocate
Option-2- Fulfill my notice period time in Gandhinagar office as if i relocate just for the notice period at my own expense it would be impossible to attend any of the local interview during this time in Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar (as relocation is in Hyderabad)
Option-3- If they are teminating the contract than they should have provided atleast 2 month pay which can provide some breathing time
Best Regards,
Nishant