Business Travel

[TechTrainer]

What is the name of your state? Ohio

Situation:
Employee is asked to travel on business. Because two females are traveling to the same destination, employer states that the employees have to share a room because they are both female.

Do the employees have any legal right to refuse based on privacy issues, etc.?

 

[HomeGuru]

iginally posted by TechTrainer [/i]
What is the name of your state? Ohio

Situation:
Employee is asked to travel on business. Because two females are traveling to the same destination, employer states that the employees have to share a room because they are both female.

Do the employees have any legal right to refuse based on privacy issues, etc.? [/QUOTE]

**A: what privacy issues? Is one of them gay or a female with a male body part?

 

[TechTrainer]

You brought up one of the problems. They don't even know each other.

 

[cbg]

"Do the employees have any legal right to refuse based on privacy issues, etc.?"

No.

 

[RunningOnEmpty]

My company does the same thing. They will take two total strangers of the same sex and stick them in a hotel room together for up to three weeks. It doesn't seem to bother the guys too much, but the ladies hate it. I think women are generally more modest and private than men. (no flames, please).

Try telling your company any of these:

1) You require a smoking room. You will end up with your own room because few people smoke anymore.
2) You snore or loudly pass gas or have insomnia and get up and down all night. Tell them your spouse or SO doesn't even like to sleep in the same room with you. That whoever gets "stuck" with you will be very upset.
3) That you would like a private room and are willing to pay the difference.

All of the above work at my company.

 

[StacyLB]

Our travel policy states that unless a supervisor/subordinate relationship exists, same sex employees will share a room. If that is not agreeable, the employee is responsible for paying the difference.

If one of the employees were gay or had a male body part, we would likely allow the employees to have their own rooms without charge.

The employee should bring her concerns to management. Who knows what good things may come?