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I worked for a company for 16.5 years. I never really got support from upper management. There was a Union I felt I had no other choice but to sign a last chance agreement but still feel I should get severance pay. Do you think I have a case

I was fired from my job while I was on sick leave and with Doctor's Sick note.

I've been working at my job for over 9 months now. Never gotten any type of discipline. Had my 6 month review at 8 months and was told I was doing awesome. No complaints or anything to really improve on. I was also promoted to lead hand within 5 months of working. One day I get called into the office, sat down and told they're terminating my employment with the company as of now! I asked why and what did I do wrong. He told me I hadn't done anything wrong. And that he's giving me two weeks pay which means he doesn't need a reason to terminate my employment. I don't get what I did wrong ? Is this not wrongful dismissal???

in Alberta, My son was fired from Boston Pizza for sending a female supervisor whom he had a relationship with rude/hateful text messages while off duty. is this legal

I was a manager in a retirement home for 18 months. My employer gave me a promotion to do marketing and sales at the corporate office no longer working with the retirement home but still on their payroll. I did this position for 8 months and the office was very slow the last few months. I was told I was being temporarily layed off but they didn't see me being recalled in 13 weeks so they paid me a small severence and the outstanding vacation that was owed. Should they not have "layed off" the person below me at the retirement home? Can they really lay off top down?