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Last week I was brought in front of my management team at my workplace, they told me that they had evidence of me completing another employees online education training i.e.WHMIS etc. they told me that it is a fraudulent act and police could be involved. At this time they said that if I was scheduled to work the weekend I would be susended for the weekend, but I was not scheduled so they told me to come and work Friday and then come in Monday to discuss what further actions would be taken. Today (Monday) I went to work and at the end of my shift they called me in and told me I was fired. My issue is that it is common practice for employees to help and or do other coworkers training, I was never told this was a fireable offence. I feel that I should have been given at least a warning, maybe a suspension. Further to this issue, I was being sexually harassed by one of the managers, and was afraid to tell anyone for fear of #1, losing my job, #2 the manager who was harassing me was my friends father and I didn't want to hurt her, and #3 I knew it would be my word against his and no one would believe me. Now if I bring this up people will think I am doing this because I have been fired. Also On my dismissal letter, It states that my vacation pay will be paid out and any time worked will be paid out to me on my last pay cheque There has been no mention of severance pay. Thank you Krystal O"Donnell
I got fired this morning when I showed up to work I'm good friends with the owners son. We were out a few nights back partying and the his daughter and her boyfriend drove me somewhere to pick something up as I was to drunk too drive. This morning his dad the owner caught wind of this and called me a piece of shit and that I am no better than a pedofile. He said he will not pay me vacation pay or bonuses or severances and said he considers me quit. He told me not to make a stink or I will not have a job in this city. My performance at work has been all star I am a great sales manager and I know I made a mistake outside of work but this seems excessive.
I called in one day because I was unable to make it to work due to personal reasons and my manager got mad at the fact I couldnT make it in so she told me that this schedule i have with them is not working out for them anymore and she had me in total shock so I just responded ok and then she said that she expects my resignation letter the next time IM in and I replied ok. I didnt understand what was going on because by the sounds of it she didn't want me there anymore but I truly did not want to quit I work very short hours but I try my best to do my shifts. However when I called her back on Saturday and I told her you are basically firing me/laying me off by the sounds of it but you do not have a valid enough reason to let me go because I have not told you I am leaving you just told me to bring you a letter so in that case I will bring you a letter of unemployment form not resignation for you to fill it because if I have no job I still need money(mind you they are hiring new people all the time thy jut hired 4 new people not long ago). She changed her story around and said I said it wasnt going to work for us and for you and I was fuming at that point because I know she was lieing about that part and I called her out for it and she kept saying I didnt say the words lay you off come out of my mouth and so forth she kept changing her words around and then I told her listen you wanna let me go or fire me do it but i dont want to leave on my own so you will fill out an unemployment form for me of your are telling me to leave nd then she was rude enough to even go on and say that do you really enjoy working her like once a month and I replied yes I do i have no problem with that. So I went into work today and carried om like nothing happned however she was in a bad mood because she knows i know what she was trying to do. And now I would really really appreciate some advice on where I can take it from here because she is manipulating me tp quit and mocking my Intelligence at this point and I feel like I am discriminated and being treated unfairly I will now go at no stop to complain to whoever I can to make sure that she does not take advantage of anyone else ever again.
I called in one day because I was unable to make it to work due to personal reasons and my manager got mad at the fact I couldn't make it in  so she told me that this schedule i have with them is not working out for them anymore and she had me in total shock so I just responded ok and then she said that she expects my resignation letter the next time I'm in and I replied ok. I didn't understand what was going on because by the sounds of it she didn't want me there anymore but I truly did not want to quit I work very short hours but I try my best to do my shifts. However when I called her back on Saturday and I told her you are basically firing me/laying me off by the sounds of it but you do not have a valid enough reason to let me go because I have not told you I am leaving you just told me to bring you a letter so in that case I will bring you a letter of unemployment form not resignation for you to fill it because if I have no job I still need money(mind you they are hiring new people all the time thy jut hired 4 new people not long ago). She changed her story around and said I said it wasn't going to work for us and for you and I was fuming at that point because I know she was lieing about that part and I called her out for it and she kept saying I didn't say the words lay you off come out of my mouth and so forth she kept changing her words around and then I told her listen you wanna let me go or fire me do it but i don't want to leave on my own so you will fill out an unemployment form for me of your are telling me to leave nd then she was rude enough to even go on and say that do you really enjoy working her like once a month and I replied yes I do i have no problem with that. So I went into work today and carried om like nothing happned however she was in a bad mood because she knows i know what she was trying to do. And now I would really really appreciate some advice on where I can take it from here because she is manipulating me tp quit and mocking my Intelligence at this point and I feel like I am discriminated and being treated unfairly I will now go at no stop to complain to whoever I can to make sure that she does not take advantage of anyone else ever again.
I feel i was constructively dismissed and have started a small claims action. In my settlement conference I was told that I need to mitigate my losses and provide details of my income to date. I was asking the court to impose the minimum standards so I am asking why i would need to mitigate if I prove constuctive dismissal. I am only asking for the minimum that is required by the labour board.
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