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I was just terminated with no severance and no notice, as an employee claims she thought I was going to hit her. it was since talked about with management and determined by this employee that there was no way she was correct. Somehow her letter about this incident made it to head office(I didn't write a formal complaint as I thought the issue was resolved and the employee got a lecture for harassment), and I was terminated with no investigation or anything. Is this allowed? can I fight this?

A friend was asked to stay late along with other auto mechanics by the general manager of service. The shop closes at 5:30 usually. The GM wanted to catch up on some cars. The owner has many dealerships he runs also. Another manager from another dealership happened to comes by and sees the dealership open and asks my friend where the gm is. My friend said not here. The gm was working but had stepped out for a bite to eat. That other gm reported this to the owner. The next day my friend only was given a letter of termination from HR for accusations of working on his own vehicles. He was not working on his own vehicle only the dealership cars according to other mechanic witness No other mechanic or GM was fired or verbally warned. What can my friend do please advise.

I was let go during my probation period after only two months with the reason that they were ‘taking the department in a new direction’. This is untrue and there were many clear, documented cases of harassment and verbal abuse by my immediate supervisor during that time. They have offered no severance.

I clocked out at a company turn style the machine beeped as usual I proceeded to walk through the steel roller type turn style and was abruptly halted as the gate was locked. I asked the guard present at the security gate why the gate is locked he told me I must present myself for personal search just past the locked gate. I ask him to open the gate he says its open I proceed to walk through the gate as directed and again am brought to an abrupt stop by a locked turn style ,this time a little more painful than the first time. I ask the guard if he can unlock the gate again , he tells me again its open I didn't hear the mechanical electric lock unlock the gate and told him again it wasn't open he told me it was and wanted me to walk into it again. He clearly did not believe me so I pushed it twice with my foot, it stayed clearly fastened, the guard in the back yelled at me that that wasn't necessary,he was about 30 feet away and I had to talk in a raised voice and tell him the other guard told me it was unlocked even though at this point it was very evident that the gate was in fact still locked and preventing me from proceeding as directed by security to the personnel search I was required to submit to. I told him again if he would unlock the gate again ,this time I heard the electric mechanical lock release the turn style and proceeded to the search location as directed, no further complications or problems have a good night. My employer who is a contractor on this mine site where the security gate is was contacted by minesite and told I was not allowed on their minesite after this incident. My employer chose to dismiss me for not walking into the locked gate for the third time contrary to the company policy to maintain my safety and well being. Was i wrongfully dismissed

Can I be suspended because I can’t work on the weekends because I have work other place and my boss asked me to work weekends and said tell your other job you can no longer work their