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I have worked for a company for 21 years, last week we were told that the owners have sold the company to an existing larger firm which is 3 times the distance from the current location. The move is to take place in 3 weeks from now. My question is is this considered constructive dismissal? Since the job is still there but another 100 kms of daily commuting? Without further remuneration. I wish to resign but not without legal advice first. Thanks.

I went through 8 months of being verbally harassed and attacked through hour cuts, false claims, write ups that had false information on them (actual lies) and given coaching letters for no reason. I tried to do things the correct way and go through HR, but the HR manager constantly would laugh about the things I brought up to him with other managers (including the one I was bringing problems up about). Then, not even a month after receiving a stellar quarterly review, I was fired on a “not for cause basis”. I always exceeded expectations with the work I did, and had a positive image in the eyes of the staff. I am young and have living expenses that prioritize my money, and I can’t afford to pay for consultations with a workplace lawyer. What are my options? Do I file something with HRC? Or the labour board?

last july 21 i was called by my boss for a meeting with the executive committee compose of the pres,vp of the board and my boss. they let me sign an employment contract for the fiscal year commencing april 2018 and last year's contract that have started april 2017-march 2018. i was shocked that the contract that they are letting me signed for this fiscal year (april 2018- march 2019) states that my employment is ending september 30 2018. i was told at first that organization might not be able to he pay me anymore . i was not convinced because the program i am in charged with has already received approved funding for 3 years. then my boss gave me a document which was the result of the evaluation by the outsider she hired to evaluate me without my presence. the evaluation consist of personal remarks of some 5-9 individuals and all were negative attacks to me not the program . i dont know the contents of the evaluator's questions as i was not allowed to be there, i was in total shock when i read it, some of the accusation was done by my boss but reflected on me since the evaluator did not know that it's my boss who did that accusation. I was in a state of shock when they asked me to sign the employment contract commencing last april 2018 and immediately ending september 30 2018. i dont want to sign it but i got no choice that time and my mind can not process the unbelievable subjective complains the evaluation contain. there was no prior warnings or investigation done ,and my my boss warned me not to discuss the issue to anyone nor asked the respondents. i dont know what to do and i dont exactly know about the law regarding this situation. what will i do ? can you please help me? i would appreciate your quick response

I was layed off August 2017.on my notice it said that benefits would be paid during. The layoff.now a year later i have not received any type of notice from the company .before i was layed off they were trying to force me to guit moved the company out of hamilton never offered me a job at the new plant , cut my hours from 45+ to32 and changed the times that i worked. Is there any thing i can do?

An employee of a franchise fast food chain in Toronto has been working in a very toxic environment for some time now. Her hours have been cut from full time to part time because she's unable to work a shift that requires taking orders on the phone due to a hearing disability, she's been written up for insubordination because she refused to change expiration date stickers on food (so it can be sold past the recommended date) as well as other unreasonable requests by management, she's been verbally abused by the owner several times, is being forcibly asked to sign a supposed policy that has her name on it as an example of insubordination (which is a huge breach of privacy as this was distributed to all store employees), and was more recently phisically assaulted by the owner when she refused once again to sign the new "policy" (he grabbed her arms and shook her and told her to get out of the store). An ambulance was called and she filed a police report and is currently on sick leave, but without pay (stress and fear of safety in the workplace). Can she claim EI is she does not return to work? If this isn't constructive dismissal, i don't know what is.... but she cannot afford a lawyer given her income (or curret lack thereof). What are her options?