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I was fired on a Thursday july 28 2016 our regular payday was Friday july 29 2016 when i phoned Friday at aproximately 100 pm in the afternoon to come get my pay I was told it was in the mail as of Wed Aug 3rd I have not received my pay in the mail I was told thats not legal and in voilation of the employment standard act I filed a complaint but I havent heard back from anyone This is so unfair Thanks

I was employed for over 6 months as a restaurant manager. Went on vacation and when I returned I was dismissed without cause. Was eventually given one weeks pay. I believe I was wrongfully dismissed, didn't even receive a reason. Is there any way I could go after them in court for wrongful dismissal or damage caused by this? It left me with nothing

I was asked to input a stack of papers at work, which was not regular task for me. 2 days later i received rudely worded emails from a manager listing off multiple mistakes I had made. I thanked the manager for letting me know, and I let them know that data entry was not my strong suit, and that It was not part of my job description. Without further communication, I was asked to come in early for my next shift, then dismissed "without cause." It was an immediate dismissal, I was asked not to work. I wasn't given any termination documents, or given details about pay in lieu of notice. After calling the owners, they said the dismissal paperwork was not given as a 'mistake,' and i set up a meeting with them. At this meeting, 6 days after my dismissal, I was still not given details of my termination pay. Now, almost 2 weeks from my dismissal, they've paid part of my termination pay via my last paycheck, and the other part of my pay via an internet E-transfer (which I have yet to accept). I am not happy with what they're trying to pay me- it was calculated as an average of the past 12 weeks of work, but about 12 weeks ago they changed my schedule significantly without asking me. Basically, they started giving me very few, inconsistent, tougher shifts, and giving all of the good shifts to newer staff. I had been working there part time, for 2 years. The majority of my employment I've had 2-4 shifts per week. In the past 12 weeks, usually about 1 or 1.25 shifts. Can they pay me so little termination after cutting back my hours like this? Do i have grounds for constructive dismissal? If this was a relatively low wage job, is it practical to pursue this?

i have been let got from my company after being there for 24 1/2 yrs cause i broke a rule in the code of conduct, i thought for sure, they would have given me a written notice but they let me go, with a severance pay, still, i would prefer to keep my job, being there for so long, i've already signed the release papers and gave them to the company, . is there any help for me to get my job back?

I was just terminated today for the reason of "not happy with my service" I was a full time employee and had no documented corrective actions on file for any reason. I was working in a sales based environment in which I exceeded sales from last year and generated a larger profit for the company. I'm not sure what direction to take from here