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I returned to work after I took two days of sick, because I wasn't feeling well. When I returned to work my HR Manager said she received a verbal compliant against me. The HR manager also made remarks against my face and the way I look. The next day I received a note saying I will be terminated if my behavior continued. I was upset and took sick leave, while on sick my employee threatened to terminate me if I don't return. My doctors say I have anxiety, stress and depression as a result of what happened to me at work, and I am unable to return. However my employer has terminated me. Is there any monetary compensation I can settle for, as well be eligible to received disability benefits from workplace which I would have been entitled to if I was not terminated on sick leave?

As ridiculous as it sounds, this passing saturday my boss was angry with me because i ate one m&m out of a package at my cash after my coworker who was on her unpaid lunch break bought them for me. the day of my manager and I spoke about it and I finished my shift that day and worked the next day. I went in to start my shift at 12 yesterday and I was called into my managers office and was told I was given a write-up for what happened and because I had write ups already, some from over a year ago, he told me he took it to Human Resources and that they gave him a letter saying I needed to be terminated and can no longer work there. I take responsibility for my actions and understand that i've broken some rules but i wasn't given any noticed at all, i was sat down and told i didn't have a job anymore and was walked out the back exit. I believe it's wrongful dismissal because he has a number of employees who break the same little rules on a day to day basis and let's it slide. I know I have coworkers with a number of write ups as well and there's also those who take 25-30 minute "15 minute" breaks and the manager is well aware of these things because I told him myself and that I think it's unfair. I cried and begged for maybe 20 minutes as embarassing as it was because I know i'm an amazing worker and I'm one of the most reliable employees he's ever had. I just want to know if anything that happened could make this a wrongful dismissal?

Is 8weeks severance adequate for 36 months service. I am a 54 year old widowed father of a 12 and 15 children. I left my job previous to be hired by the company that detminated me for what they said was lower production output than my co-workers.

No notice given , just terminated and lead off premises .Are severance pay and termination pay the same ?

How to sue an employer with wrongful dismissal? What is the severance pay I will get after the wrongful dismissal?