Can employers create different schedules for employes based on business needs?

Question

For this specific example:

Employees working w/ said company currently work Monday - Friday 9-5.

Based on needs of the business, A schedule of Monday-Thursday, Saturday 9-5 needs to be created. 8 slots need to be filled. The employer offers this schedule to the current staff, only 4 accept this new schedule.

Is the employer entitled (without being considered discriminatory) to interview/hire new employees on the premise of working this new schedule which is different than the rest of the staff?

Anyone familiar w/ specifics of business law or the EEOC who can provide reference would be helpful.

Answer 1

no, the boss can MAKE someone do it i think...  

Answer 2

Of course they can.  There is nothing discriminatory nor unlawful about hiring for a specific shift.  In fact, technically, the employer could have required certain employees to change their schedule to fill the new slots and not asked for volunteers.  

I am really not sure what the complaint is here, it seems that the employer has done all the right things by providing a voluntary opportunity for current employees to switch to the new schedule and then filling out the schedule with new hires since the new folks were needed.

Answer 3

This is not an EEOC violation.  THe company could move you from front office to back office or from  M-F to W-Sunday.   You have the right to quit if you don't like it.  Someday you will own a business and see this from a different view. /

Answer 4

yes he can hire them for a different schedule. there's no law that says he can't force everyone to do it anyway.

Answer 5

There is nothing wrong with different schedules for different needs. The employer is entitled to work a new employee any schedule he wants to.