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Was offered 6 weeks severance. But not given a reason for dismissal. Is that allowed?

My boss just fired me this Sunday, so I have a doctor appointment and I didn’t went to work on Friday. On Sunday morning she just call me and told me “ I don’t need your services anymore”, she told me the reason it’s because another employe told her I yell at her and treat her bad, I was at that work for 3 years and this new girl got there about a month, my question is can she do that?? She never give break to us, we have 5 minutes for lunch, she always fights when we need to go to the doctor, she keep the tips from the houses that all the employees do, she make us pay 60$ for the uniform?? Can she do all of that to the employees??

If someone needs medical attention for something very serious. Is their work allowed to tell them that they cannot leave to get that medical attention?

My girlfriend has been working as a waitress at a newer pub that opened 7 months ago and has been there since ipening day. She has never had a shift covered and has only booked off around five days in which she gave plenty of notice, 5 shifts being on the lower end of shifts booked off by waitress there. In her 7th month after having many good reviews and many customers who request her to serve them feels as though she is entitled to 5 shifts a week given her outstanding work ethic and customer service also, other girls are given six shifts, so we know those numbers are available. My girlfriend had asked about more shifts in previous minths and was told where she needed to improve to earn 5 shifts, she was told to "focus more on her duties and stop helping others so much" although it seemed like a weird request, she complied. So here we are, in the 7th month And my girlfriend has asked again to know where else she can improve in order to get 5 shifts . Her manager at that time said " we have talked about this" and then said " i cant have you work here anymore" almost as if it was the easiest way out of dealing with her problem. She was fired with no warnings, only one manager present and a friend of the two girls who get 6 shifts was hired within the hour. The girls seem to get ahead based on how much they boost this managers ego rather than their work ethic... clearly. Is there anything she can do? I feel helpless for her

Can a manager change the schedule several times in a week without the agreement of an employee? It's been happening several times to my mother and the scehedule is only modified to the managers benefit. My mother has already made plans after receiving her schedule and now she must cancel and change her other plans. If she complains, can she legally be fired?