Can an employer change an employee's job title?

elemental

skippypacer is incorrect. Your employer can change your job title and/or pretty much anything else fairly easily. If you are unhappy go and see a union rep if possible. Otherwise the Citizens Advise Bureau might help.

crackertyjack

Yes, but they should of made out a new contract for you to sign with the your new job title, otherwise no, the contract you signed at the beginning is the job description you applied for.

skippypacer

only if they change your contrat

tiffany

Your employer can change anything they like--your title, your pay, your responsibilites...

They can even make you sign a new work contract, or make you reapply for your job after they have redesigned it. The only way you could be protected from these is if you have a union behind you.

As long as your salary and responsibilities remain the same. The company I work for has gone through a reorganisation in the last few months, and a few people's job titles changed but not their pay or what they were doing.

Lisa S

Yes.

Friv

Yes, companies to it all the time like an employee to become a senior, you put senior....as your title.

hr4me

In the U.S. an employer may change an employees title, role and responsibilities to a point. It depends on the reason for the change. If you are changing their role because they have been out on FMLA, work injury or other protected situations then you will have a problem. If you are increasing their responsibilities and role that is not a problem. If you change their role and do it as punishment for something it is a problem. The pay, benefits and seniority must be left alone. This is with or without an employment contract or agreement.

Hector S

yes - you can but you must put it in writing.
the best practive to follow, is have a formal meeting and the employee has a right to be represented. Present your case to the employer and then the employee can have the opportunity to challenge or discuss.
follow up the meeting by confirming decision in writing

csucdartgirl

Sure.

Piggiepants

Yes, it's their company, and they can change the job titles when and how they see fit.

confused

yeah a job title can be changed and also your roles and responsibilities can be changed... but both can be changed without changing the other at the same time

ALLEN B

As long as there are no changes to pay and responsibilities then they can change the title, sorry I know that is not the answer you want.

David M

Yes. But don't put to much stock in your title. I once had a manager who told me I could have any title I wanted. But my my pay and responsibilities would stay the same. So I changed it from "Supervisor" to "Superior Chief Executive in charge of Employee Tasking". It got a few laughs but nothing else. And no, I didn't use it on a resume. Just do your job well and let your boss call you "Outstanding"!

Mel

Yes, titles, as well as job descriptions and duties, can be changed at any time. Many companies have done this in order to align titles around a compensation structure and/or strategic plan. Most companies try to have a small library of titles - coordinator, supervisor, manager, director, engineer, etc., and then add more definition as appropriate - Engineer, Chemical I; Engineer, Electrical II; Engineer, Mechanical III; and so on. Those titles also align with common salary survey data, making it easier to research and assign pay grades, etc.

It's not uncommon as companies grow to have to make these changes - usually in a small company, everyone is a manager or director. As the company grows, those titles (or sometimes, the position incumbents) are no longer applicable.

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