Hello.
I need some advise please. I have now applied for my Health and Care Worker visa. Waiting for reply.
I have started discussing accommodation with my employer. I have saved enough to rent myself a studio or 1 bedroom flat for at least 6 months without using my prospective salary. I have checked and constantly checking rent prices so I'm sure of my position on this, I can afford it.
Now my employer wants me to live in shared accommodation with other unmarried employees also coming from overseas.
I do not want to do so. I need a work-life balance which includes having my personal space and a clear boundary between my work life and my personal life. It's seems the employer wants us in the same house so they can monitor our movements and activities both at home and at work.
Secondly with my experience with shared accommodation, I know the negative toll it takes on my mental health and being someone who priorities her mental health and is aware of her triggers, I can't put myself into that situation.
Indeed, I am someone who is respectful and cordial with my colleagues but I believe that it doesn't make them automatic friends who I should also have in my personal space.
Is my employer allowed to force me into company rented shared accommodation? They will be taking rent money from my salary then we pay bills on our own.
I believed my responsibility is to honour my 3 year work contract, show up to work as required, do my best and perform my role and responsibilities to exceptional standards.
I strongly trust I have the right to choose where I live and who I live with.
Should my employer control where I live and who I live with?
Please kindly advise me.
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