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I was terminated this morning for no reason after nearly 2 years employment. I was not on contract and the company is non union. My position provides support for 4 very busy departments within the company and my workload has always been considerably heavy. There is no shortage of work in the company.

I had been with this company for over 14 years. I returned from Long Term Disability leave of roughly 14 months to full- time work on April 13 this year and was laid off on June 15. They have offered a severance package but I believe they are liable for wrongful termination. Do I have a case?

I have worked for a major Canadian Bank for 38 years with excellent work history and am less than 4 years from full retirement. I have worked in downtown Kitchener my entire career. The bank has recently made changes to the structure of my work area and this will affect my job. I am 58 years old and now work 3 days per week (down from 5 days as a result of another restructuring 2 years ago). Because of the latest restructuring, I have been informed that my only choice with the Bank is accept 3 single-day job sites that are each approximately 50 to 75 km away for both current job location and residence and 45 minutes to an hour drive. To me, this is really a dismissal, not a job offer. It would appear that rather than offering me a retirement package or a reasonable job offer they want me to quit. I'm sure they're pretty confident that someone my age may not want to travel these distances for a clerk job. I feel this is truly wrongful dismissal. Pease comment.

I was employed for 28 years and let go after the 28th year. Was i entitlted to some severance pay from my employer. It was a family owned business, my husband owned the business and i was on the payroll for 28 years. I was the bookeeper amongst other duties to long to mention. Our marriage ended and he then told me i was no longer employed. He then hired someone else to replace me. I am 53 years of age , no education.He did not offer me any severance, so again my question is would i be entitled to severance pay. I was on salary, employed seasonally for 28 years.Hoping to hear back from you. Thank you Jocelyne Lavallee

Is it legs to fire someone under contract because they have a criminal record when a record check was not required for the position. Am I entitled to my full contract payments?