QUESTION
If I was hired into a large trucking company as a trailer mechanic and I now am being made to work on tractors, can my employer do that?
Asked on Apr 10th, 2014 on Labor and Employment - Idaho
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Employer may change job duties as often as they wish. You may quit if you do not like the change.
Answered on Apr 15th, 2014 at 2:55 PM
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I would certainly, if I were in your position, take advantage of the fact that you are doing tractor work and hope for a promotion and raise. If you may complaint that you are doing something which is above your grade and insist on staying at your grade, I suspect you're going to have a short career with your current employer.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2014 at 11:58 AM
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The employer has the unfettered ability to define the work unless the employee has a contract or a union agreement providing otherwise.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2014 at 9:58 AM
Demand that you be paid at the level of a tractor mechanic. Contact an attorney if needed.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2014 at 9:58 AM
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Yeah, it can. Of course you can quit. You can also complain to HR that you are doing a different class of work and should be paid at that rate. Finally, you can complain to your state's department of labor.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2014 at 9:41 AM