I'm a single mother and my company has transferred me away from my home town, it's not feasible for me to travel home daily and I can't take my daughter to that place coz it's a village with no proper schools. I have tried writing to the employer to transfer me to another branch from where I can travel to office daily but they are reluctant. There are many males in the company who could they have sent to this place. I'm the only person to take care of my 8 years old daughter and also the sole earner of the family.
From India, Imphal
From India, Imphal
There is no query left in your post for us to answer. Your organisation would be having its Transfer Policy and if the instant transfer is not violative of it, then it cannot be faulted. Assuming that you are seeking our response to the unfortunate position you are in, the position is reiterated that the employer has the right to transfer its employee as per the Policy in this regard. It is the judgement of the higher authorities that decide the placement, the question as to why me is not helpful.
Given your problem, you can only request the authorities for sympathetic consideration.
From India, Mumbai
1534Given your problem, you can only request the authorities for sympathetic consideration.
From India, Mumbai
Dear member,
The senior member KK!HR has already given a proper reply to your post. From your post, it appears that you are from a government organisation or a PSU.
When the employment is accepted, irrespective of the marital status, the employee is expected to accept the challenges that come in the wake of employment. Generally, the decision about transfers are taken at the Head Office and the decision-making authorities give weight to the administrative requirements rather than the employee's marital status. Against this backdrop, to honour one of the employee's requests to put off the transfer, they may have to redo the entire transfer order itself. Perhaps the senior authorities might not be interested in rework. Hence their disinclination.
The second reason why the senior authorities did not yield to your request could be that for them receiving such requests is common. If not the single motherhood, then there could be some other reason like the sickness of either parent or something else. On a rotation basis, all the employees have to be given a rural posting and they cannot single out any employee because of family issues.
How are your relations with your superiors? Does the transfer have a bearing on the relations? Does your salary correspond to the work that you do? By transferring you, do the seniors wish to reduce the employee cost of your branch?
Of course, all the is purely my guesswork and the facts could be different.
Since your application to stop the transfer has not been acceded to, you may escalate the matter and put up one more application addressed to the regional office or the zonal office. Let us see whether or not they agree.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
The senior member KK!HR has already given a proper reply to your post. From your post, it appears that you are from a government organisation or a PSU.
When the employment is accepted, irrespective of the marital status, the employee is expected to accept the challenges that come in the wake of employment. Generally, the decision about transfers are taken at the Head Office and the decision-making authorities give weight to the administrative requirements rather than the employee's marital status. Against this backdrop, to honour one of the employee's requests to put off the transfer, they may have to redo the entire transfer order itself. Perhaps the senior authorities might not be interested in rework. Hence their disinclination.
The second reason why the senior authorities did not yield to your request could be that for them receiving such requests is common. If not the single motherhood, then there could be some other reason like the sickness of either parent or something else. On a rotation basis, all the employees have to be given a rural posting and they cannot single out any employee because of family issues.
How are your relations with your superiors? Does the transfer have a bearing on the relations? Does your salary correspond to the work that you do? By transferring you, do the seniors wish to reduce the employee cost of your branch?
Of course, all the is purely my guesswork and the facts could be different.
Since your application to stop the transfer has not been acceded to, you may escalate the matter and put up one more application addressed to the regional office or the zonal office. Let us see whether or not they agree.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
Dear madam and colleagues,
As per her post, it is clear that she is acknowledging the right of the employer to transfer her services and she has not refused the transfer. She, being a single mother for her eight year-old daughter and sole earner, requesting another place of transfer where they both can live together and educate her daughter. Present transferred place is in village , does not seem to have proper educational facility apart from inconvenient for daily up and down travel. That is her story.
But the organisation, ( not known whether private, PSU, bank etc) has perhaps some constraints in accepting her request for another place of transfer. On the face of it, the transfer order appears to be plain administrative action and no malfides are alleged.
Given both sides appear to be right in their own way, the lady employee may have following options:
1. Accept the transfer and report for duty at the transferred place
2. Keep escalating request to the highest decision maker for another place of transfer.
3. Face disciplinary action if initeated for not reporting at the transferred place.
4. Resign from the job as a last resort and look for another opportunity of employment or means of livelihood.
Hope your requests meet with faviourable response at the end.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR and Employee Relations Consultant
From India, Mumbai
As per her post, it is clear that she is acknowledging the right of the employer to transfer her services and she has not refused the transfer. She, being a single mother for her eight year-old daughter and sole earner, requesting another place of transfer where they both can live together and educate her daughter. Present transferred place is in village , does not seem to have proper educational facility apart from inconvenient for daily up and down travel. That is her story.
But the organisation, ( not known whether private, PSU, bank etc) has perhaps some constraints in accepting her request for another place of transfer. On the face of it, the transfer order appears to be plain administrative action and no malfides are alleged.
Given both sides appear to be right in their own way, the lady employee may have following options:
1. Accept the transfer and report for duty at the transferred place
2. Keep escalating request to the highest decision maker for another place of transfer.
3. Face disciplinary action if initeated for not reporting at the transferred place.
4. Resign from the job as a last resort and look for another opportunity of employment or means of livelihood.
Hope your requests meet with faviourable response at the end.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR and Employee Relations Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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