Advise

[lam143]

Can anyone help please, i work for a charity and we have a contract with the local authority to deliver the social work service on their behalf, our CEO has decided with managers at local authority that I will be based over in their offices, which will mean I do not have access to a desk or a phone, and I spend a lot of time making calls on service users behalf. My contract of employment is with the charity and I work by their policies and procedures, can I be made to work in the local authority building, where I am not employed?

[ubasses]

Depends on your contract. Large organisations usually do have a clause whereby they can send you to other offices, secondments etc. However have you asked for a meeting to discuss exactly how you are going to carry out your job without the basics tools you need. Are the local authority going to allow you to hot desk or the charity provide you with a mobile phone. It sounds as if you need to sit down and discuss these things.

[lam143]

My contract with the charity says about working from other offices in our company, but not someone I am not empolyed by, I was wondering where I would stand if I refused, as I think I should have been included in the talks all along, It only applies to me and not my colleauges in other areas.