Understanding Transfer Clauses: Can I Decline a Relocation Due to Personal Reasons?

There is a clause in the appointment letter regarding transfer which is "Your initial place of work will be in Delhi. However, your service is transferable, and you may be assigned, after reasonable notice, to any location in India or abroad where the company or any one of its associates or customers conducts businesses. While on transfer, you will be governed by the rules, regulations, and conditions of service of that location.

Meaning of reasonable notice

1. What is the meaning of reasonable notice?

Document before transfer

2. Will I get any document to sign before transfer to a different location? If 'Yes', then please provide the format of the document.

Refusal of transfer

3. Can I refuse to go to a different location on certain grounds, i.e., Medical?

Hi Nimmy,

It is a general clause to have a transfer option. Reasonable notice can be one month or a stipulated/agreed timeline. Transfer orders can be issued at the time of such deputation to another place. The format for the deputation/transfer will be provided by your company. There would be no employer who would force you to work if you have medical issues. But you have not mentioned your company's nature. Is it a factory, a software company, or another service sector?

Management is trying to transfer me without a transfer letter/notice as mentioned in the employment letter. Is this a valid transfer?