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I was fired from my job at a Spa with no reason given, after I told them I was pregnant. My employer told me because I had worked for her for less then 4 months this was perfectly legal. I know this is against my Human Rights but how do I go about fighting this.

Should I engage discussion with a lawyer and together we reach out to my ex employer asking for a better settlement, would that likely cancel the offer of settlement my employer made?

I have worked for a company for 21 years, working my way from an hourly machine operator to the plant manager of the company's facility in Canada. I have been offered 21 months salary continuance but a 50% clawback if I find employment. to my knowledge this has not been standard in other packages offered by this company.

I worked with a company for almost three years and last October, I went on Parental leave for 6 months. My expected date of return was April 23rd, 2015. In March, I went to Trinidad because my father was ill. I ended up having to extend my stay because of this and was not able to return to work on April 23rd. I sent HR an email explaining the situation and asked them if they can grant me an additional month. HR responded that the most they could do was one week. I replied stating I would try my very best to be back by then. The date that HR gave me was May 30th. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a flight back for that date, I came back on May 1st. I got an email from HR on May 1st stating that as per the collective agreement, I overstayed the permitted leave and therefore they are terminating my employment. I was consulting with the Union regarding my employment and the company does not want to give me back a position there. They came to a settlement to just pay me out 1 week. I believe this is unfair as I didn't receive any termination pay and I believe I was dismissed unfairly. I was on parental leave at the time and I had an emergency situation to take care of in Trinidad. I am asking for your expert advice on how I need to proceed with this. I do not intened to go back there to work as I have experienced a lot of discrimination while I was working there along with other colleagues and I am not comfortable in that environment.

I was just terminated from RBC after being there since December 2013. They are offering no severance at all as they say that it is with cause. What are my options