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Author Forced Relocation
edwina321


Joined: Nov 13, 2008
Posts: 2		Posted: 2008-11-13 04:15   
 Hi,
I'm curerntly working in Europe for a US company but the the work here will be coming to an end shortly. The company have no other opportunities for me in Europe but they may offer me to work in the US. If I refuse the offer, can I be terminated without any compensation?
Thx.
cynbrandt


Joined: Nov 11, 2003
Posts: 1782		Posted: 2008-11-13 07:06   
 I presume that you are a US citizen. If that is correct, then yes you may be terminated without compensation if you decline a new assignment.
edwina321


Joined: Nov 13, 2008
Posts: 2		Posted: 2008-11-13 10:33   
 Actually I'm not a US citizen. Does that change things?
howard7


Joined: Sep 13, 2001
Posts: 2615		Posted: 2008-11-13 10:46   
 I believe the answer to your question will depend on a number or factors. They would include:

1. the terms and conditions of your assignment that you agreed to.
2. Your citizenship.
3. Your official residency and how long you have been a resident of that country.

It may be that the country's rules that you are a resident in may "trump" all other rules when it comes to involutary layoff.

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rrupert


Joined: Feb 15, 2006
Posts: 1612		Posted: 2008-11-13 11:07   
 I agree. This is not something that would be covered under US laws (of which there are none), but actually the laws of (1) the company you are working in and (2) the company you are a citizen of.

I seem to remember that Great Britain has some severance laws that are different from the USA. But that is the only one that I am even slightly familiar with.
  


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