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Notice and changes to working location

My friend is a remote worker who goes to the office 90 miles away as and when required approximately 2-3 times a month.

They have just handed in their notice and the MD is requiring them to go to the office for the next 3 weeks 8:45 to 17:00.

This entails leaving home at 6:30am and returning home about 7:00pm with 900 miles driving a week and effectively a 65 hour week....

How should they proceed without things turning ugly. The MD is volatile on best days!

Should they just grin and bare it for 3 weeks? These terms are obviously malicious and I think this person is hoping the person is just going to walk away!

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  • I agree with the suggestion that she seeks an earlier start with her new employer. Given the stress this is putting her under she could of course be signed off with work-related stress for the remainder of her notice period (not that an HR professional would condone that, of course!) but she wouldn't be the first to do so!