I’m an 100% travel employee working in the PNW. Work recently changed their policy about using the work issued trucks.
All employees are now only allowed to use the trucks before 7pm on work days. On days we don’t work if we use the trucks we will receive a write up.
I live five hours away and would return home on Friday after work and return to my work area Sunday afternoon. Based on the current policy I am no longer able to do this.
In addition I am unable to leave where I am staying on the weekends as if I drive the truck I’m issued I will receive a write up.
I’ll be consulting a lawyer to see if this is legal. When I onboarded 9 months ago I was told I would have use of the vehicle when traveling. I’m effectively being held in the area with this policy.
Outside of buying a separate vehicle in the region I’m working I don’t see any way to navigate this. It also seems ridiculous to require me to spend 1000s of dollars on a separate vehicle that I would then be required to sell when we leave this region.