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Hey I was fired because boss asked me to show I cared more about work, went out bought a 600$ toolbox and he loved it the first week, then one day told me to take it home , I asked why everyone else can have there’s he said because they are filled with tools , I asked if i fill myn can I keep it here he said no and fired me the next day

I filed a complaint through Employment standards and my former e.employer has contacted me asking what compensation am I looking for do I respond and what should I ask for

I was working at mr lube for 3 weeks I was told not to bother coming into my next shift until I completed a section training module. Coming up to my shift I texted my boss asking if he wanted me to Finnish the module or come into my shift I got no response so I complete the module for the second time because the first time did not save came straight into work when I arrived I was dissnessed Immediately

What are legitimate reasons to terminate with cause? My husbands employer and union rep have advised that they are planning to dismiss him after he has not returned to work from a medical stress leave, the last communication to them was March 8 where he advised he would be seeing his doctor again. They are citing his CBA states that they can terminate him after 3 days, understood, is this legitimate cause?

I was fired after 5 months of employment as the sous chef at Aramark (toronto French school) making a salary of 50k per year. I was terminated after I was suspended for 2 weeks with pay due to a complaint I had made to hr over harassment and racial abuse by the manager. I was told that my termination was in the best interest of the businessc and I was offered 1 week of severance pay. Can they fire me for making a harassment complaint on management? There had been no prior disciplinary actions taken against me.