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Is it lawful for an employer (school board) to tell an employee (teacher) that he is to put up with (mis)behavior that contravenes the Education Act (Code of Conduct: re-swearing at a teacher, turning off lights, dysfunctional behavior) without support and ask the teacher to "put up with it or leave"?

Building forged accident report by my name.then property manager send dismiss notice to me

I have been employed at my agency for 14 years. Last year it was decided that they needed someone who had credentials although I had been doing the job previously with no auditor management review report. Their was a review and I knew the outcome before it was completed. It was very stressful and in my opinion unnessary .A way for management (although I am concerned part of that group)to justify a decision already made..There were changes to my responsibly which I accepted. I have over the year a lose of prestige and status. I accepted because I felt it was for the good of the agency, however work load did decrease. Recently when I was confronted with not having several tasks completed and I pointed out it was the workload what can we take from you. I feel like I am being manipulated and now farther reduction in prestige and status. Can I now claim constructive dismissal? I am close to retirement ,2 and a half years and that management perceives that they can do whatever they want. I don't want to make waves, I have been a very dedicated employee which I know has been noted and need to make make room for the new generation but respect the old.

I believe I was wrongfully dismissed. The reason for dismissal was stated as behaviours that are prohibited under the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The "behaviour" is not mentioned in any Policy and Procedure manual from the business and I have looked through the Code of Conduct and also, it is not mentioned there. I was unaware that this was a policy and was in fact encouraged to do this from the very start of my employment with my training manager. In the Code it states that "Each employee must be familiar with the laws, rules, regulations and policies affecting his/her responsibilities and have a working knowledge of permissible and impermissible activities involved in his/her work. My question is, how do I proceed?

If I was employed for 6 months and are past my probationary 3 month period and have been fired would I still be elegible for wrong full dismissal case (if I have enough proof )even though it has been less than a year I have been employed there? Is it worth it? Would I be awarded anything more than regular severance?