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In the last few months I became ill and requested modifications to my role and discussed plans to start a family. I asked about reduced working hours as per my doctors advice. I was fired yesterday. I only worked for 1 year and 3 months. I was given 2 weeks notice and 1 week severence. The reason in my letter stated that I am no longer a fit. I was successful on my role and I have never received disciplinary commutation of any kind.

what elements are involved in wrongful dismissal ?

I was coerced into changing my position because i had heart surgery is this discrimination?

I got into a verbal altercation with a male that was sexually harrassing me , bulliying me, threatening my job and pointing out how many enemies i have in the company intimidating me that he and the main manager and supervisors are very good friends and pointed out how they are watching me plotting to fire me.This person had just joined the company not even a month . This person then filed a report accusing me of threatening him as a result i was been sent home and he stayed at work pending an investigation there was no audio evidence neither were their any video showing me hitting this person it is just my word against his. I was then called in two weeks later and served a termination letter for violation of workplace relationship policy. Do i have a case against my employers i have the written evidence in text messages with the accuser staing how many enemies i have etc as mentioned above.

Is it illegal in Ontario for company management to search through personal cell phone txt messages without permission and fire people for what they found.