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04:27:46 on Tue, 7 Oct 2008, Boltar remarked:
That's fine when you took a job at a specific premises. But when your
employer suddenly says you'll be working from somewhere else, then
relocation or transport options are normally provided.

You think truck drivers get relocation expenses if they're asked to
deliver to manchester one day instead of birmingham? Or if a pilot has
to fly to hong kong instead of dubai? Get real. Any job in the
transport industry involves travelling , if they don't like it they
should bog off and get another sort of job.

It depends what they were led to expect when they took the job.
Obviously there are many jobs that require a great deal of flexibility.
You mentioned airline pilots (who fly a ridiculously low number of hours
each month, as it happens) and there's an expectation that you'll be
sent to all sorts of odd places on a "tour" of duty. But I don't think
the airline could hire you to be based at Heathrow, and then
unilaterally say "Surprise, now you need to report to Liverpool each
morning".
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Roland Perry