Job Interview Questions: I have a job interview with another Hospital, is it a law that my employer has to allow me time off?

I am applying for a job in socal and I work in Northern Calif. I have a job interview but my work wont allow me time off to go. Isn't that illigal?

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Recommended Answer:
Not unless your employment contract, handbook or collective bargaining agreement states they must.

Giving an employee time off to pursue other job opportunities seems rather counter intuitive. You may have accumulated time off for other reasons (vacation, personal days, sick days, etc.) if allowed under the terms of your employment. If you have, use one of those days.

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• *facepalm*
  
  If you really want to push the issue, just tell your employer why you want the time off. They will be happy to give you all the time you want after that. In fact, they'll probably even give you off the rest of that day and ask you not to come back.


• Nope. Why on earth would you think your job has to let you interview for another job? What you should have done was asked for a personal day or taken a vacation day.


• Not only is there no law to force an employer to give you time off for that purpose, but an employer can rightfully release an employee seeking a job elsewhere.