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Amazon is seeing some employees quit instead of moving to a new state as part of relocation mandate (www.cnbc.com)
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Amazon is seeing some employees quit instead of moving to a new state as part of relocation mandate::As Amazon tries to get employees back to the office, some staffers are being told to relocate to hubs in different states if they want to keep their jobs

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why they did it. It's a great way to reduce headcount without paying severence.

[–] average650 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Forced relocation of more than 20 miles or so (some reasonable amount that doesn't require a move) should not allow a company to get out of severance. That should be illegal.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

In many countries it is classed as constructive dismissal.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

It's not exactly illegal but it is considered constructive dismissal which at least qualifies you for unemployment.