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I was hired at tim hortons as a storefront hostess. I was asked to try a monday morning bake. I agreed to only do the one monday morning bake as i was scheduled. The next day i went into work and was told by the manager i was baking. The morning baker who was scheduled was there and capable of baking. I refused to do the bake as i was not scheduled. I was told to punch out and go home. So i did just that. When returning to work this morning for my 530am shift i was pulled in the office and terminated. Do i have a case?

My husband has worked for the same company for almost 15 years and has a spotless record. This week he had a verbal argument and raised his voice and did swear at his manager, he calm down and apologize at the time of the incident. Can he be fired for this? Would they have to give him severance

Hi, I have been a full time employee (manager) at the company for almost 10 years. They are planning to cut costs and propose to me to work 4 days week instead of 5 days week (with appropriate reduction in pay, 20%). I do not want to accept reduced work week and pay. Are they basically breaching employment terms and effectively firing me if I refuse to accept shorter work week and pay?

Can I work in a hospital, When I was terminated to a prior hospital from the past. When the first hospital terminated me the hospital that I’m applying is merged together but it’s carry two different Unions.

Do I have any legal right or are there steps I can take to deal with my employer who is secretly preparing to terminate my employment. They have already run background checks on the person they are replacing me with? I am of course not supposed to know any of this information.