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I was injured at another employer, and my current employer did not give me modified citing shortage of hours. I did not get laid off and when I was cleared to work there was another month with me thinking I had no work there so I found another job. In the mean time I was asked by new boss if I was still interested in coming back (a month after being cleared). Emails involving the companies unwillingness to compensate for a lack of equal pay for equal work which ended in him telling me 'We would consider this your resignation and thank you for your feedback and time worked here..." Is this constructive dissmissal? 3 weeks after this the HR guy contacted me wanting to clarify my resignation or my future at the company... I had a meeting with him and am having a follow up. His focus was very much on the future. I was told a female employee was 'bad mouthing' me to my new boss who I have not met yet. Am I entitled to a workers' report over this investigation?

If my employer terminated my employment and sited for ...failure to provide services to the standard of the company as well as failure to abide by company standards, can they later accuse of bring charges against me for theft if I choose to pursue wrongfull dismissal and other issues pertaining to my employment?

My wife was called in after her shift today and was told she is being laid off permanently. They say this is do to slow times and she is in the first group. However her supervisor just told her today that there customer just increased the amount of inventory needed. My wife has been there 3 years and she gets laid off but many employees that where hired after her do not get laid off. Over the last few months she filed some harassment complaints and questioned the company on there lack of training for WHMIS. Is there anything she can do.

My husband was dismissed this morning as he showed up for work. The manager was waiting for him with two envelopes...last week pay...and severance pay and the reason for his dismissal - refusing to work overtime on Sundays with no overtime pay..they treat Sundays as a normal pay day..my question is...can they do this?? He did not receive a letter for unemployment benefits..no warning..no notice of dismissal...this seems so unfair to me! Please help??

The super of the construction project I'm working on told me and my crew not to come back because he didn't like out attitudes