It depends. If your job is the type of job where relocation is expected or common, or if you have a history of relocating then you will more likely have to accept reasonable relocations. If you have worked for a long time in one location with no indication that you might have to move, then you likely won’t have to relocate. The distance of the proposed relocation is often a significant factor. For an analysis of this topic in one of our recent cases, see Wilson v. UBS Securities Canada on our website. In this case, the employer sought to close its Vancouver office and move the employees to San Francisco. The Court determined that the employee was not required to accept this relocation.
