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I was banned from a company. I was working there for 3 months and I lost a family member in Jamaica. Upon finding out I immediately signed the leave form ( I am an hourly full time employee). Before leaving I was told that "your job may not be waiting on you when you return because of the duratin of your leave and we hire based on the need, but give us a call when you get back." I was away for 6 weeks. When I returned I informed the HR dept, and I was told that they would speak to the managers about job openings. I spoke to a manager and she said I should report to work on the 25th of January. I went there and was told by a HR member that I can never return to the company because they have no available job presently and I had a bond one my job and that a new policy came in effect while I was away. The new policy was never explained. Do they have the right to ban me from the company forever?

Was dismissed for an argument at work. Worked all day came back to shop from job site and was given a letter of dismissal. Took employer over a month to give roe. There was no severance pay. No written warning. No suspension. Roe is wrong dates etc. A week before had review given a raise saying exceed expectations . Where do I stand on this situation . Thank you Todd rogers

I have been fired for something I did not even do and labelled workplace harassment for talking with someone who is not even an employee of the company. What can I do ? Even to at least fight or reverse this negative label on my character preventing me from getting employment insurance

I worked at our local hospital for 24 1/2 years (non union). We got a new manager/boss for the area I worked in. I was the Executive Assistant and had a full job description which included doing all letters, etc. for my boss. When this man arrived he began doing all his own work which drastically cut into the amount of work I had. After being there for approximately 8 or 9 months he decided he wanted to hire another manager for our program, even though our hospital is in financial distress. The next spring he informed all staff in a meeting that he would have to be letting 2 staff go but did not inform anyone who it was but said it was someone in management. Later that spring another worker and I were called to the Board office at the hospital and were both terminated on the spot. I did get a severence package but we both had four (4) working days in which to sign. Those 4 days were for us to chose to get legal advise etc. but there was no possible way to get in to see anyone in that amount of time as this happened on a Thursday and Friday I was so distraught I was unable to think of doing anything as well, I had to attend at my old office and have my friends help me empty it of all my personal belongings. By the time I had my head together enough to even think of contacting legal advice I could not get into see anyone and had to have the agreement signed by Tuesday I believe. This boss also knew I would be having upcoming surgery on my right hand which would have put me on sick leave for possibly six weeks. As of this spring I will no longer be eligible for EI and thus will have no income whatsoever till December of this year. I am questioning if this is possibly a Wrongful Dismal or because I received a severance package and signed the agreement (even having only 4 days) do I not have a leg to stand on.

I have not received my paycheck coming up on two weeks now. My boss keeps making excuses about how he has no money to pay me and that he will pay me when he can so my fiance sent him a message last night asking when exactly I was going to get paid on my behalf he ended up responding with a bunch of nasty things to say and said that I was fired. I did nothing but ask him when I was getting paid.