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I work as a Systems Administrator for a company that also provides staff for one of the biggest shops. Two or three times a year the big shop runs sale and our company requests (read - forces) everyone from Head Office to support them during the sale period. There are various reasons why I do not want to do it. Main reasons are that the job differs a lot from what I was employed to do. I was hired to look after the company's servers and they force me to sell shoes and face customers, the company also requires a suit which I do not have and do not want to spend extra money to wear it once. Bad back does not help with long standing either. On top of that I really hate being forced to do things I do not want to do so pretty sure it will be a miserable experience and will result in a disaster so nobody will be happy. I do not mind doing something different from my contracted to help others and often did that but I need to be sure I am capable of doing it right.
That thing was never mentioned to me during the recruitment process and I only found out about it after my probationary period has finished. My manager said that it is in my contract which only contains general terms which I had before and was never asked to do anything that would differ so much from the job I was required to do.
'You may be required to transfer to another location, according to the needs of the business, providing the distance involved is reasonable.
The Company also reserves the right to vary your hours and/or days of work as and when required.'
Above is the only thing I found in my contract that could be connected to me working elsewhere so just wondering if I can simply refuse without facing a disciplinary procedure. What do you think? Any suggestions appreciated.
I work as a Systems Administrator for a company that also provides staff for one of the biggest shops. Two or three times a year the big shop runs sale and our company requests (read - forces) everyone from Head Office to support them during the sale period. There are various reasons why I do not want to do it. Main reasons are that the job differs a lot from what I was employed to do. I was hired to look after the company's servers and they force me to sell shoes and face customers, the company also requires a suit which I do not have and do not want to spend extra money to wear it once. Bad back does not help with long standing either. On top of that I really hate being forced to do things I do not want to do so pretty sure it will be a miserable experience and will result in a disaster so nobody will be happy. I do not mind doing something different from my contracted to help others and often did that but I need to be sure I am capable of doing it right.
That thing was never mentioned to me during the recruitment process and I only found out about it after my probationary period has finished. My manager said that it is in my contract which only contains general terms which I had before and was never asked to do anything that would differ so much from the job I was required to do.
'You may be required to transfer to another location, according to the needs of the business, providing the distance involved is reasonable.
The Company also reserves the right to vary your hours and/or days of work as and when required.'
Above is the only thing I found in my contract that could be connected to me working elsewhere so just wondering if I can simply refuse without facing a disciplinary procedure. What do you think? Any suggestions appreciated.
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