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I had a guy working for me for 10 months. I laid him off for 2 months because of a shortage of work. Then hired him back and after 2 months i fired him. He is now claiming wrongful dismissal. Can he get that after being laid off and only back for 2 months?

I was just let go from my employer of 4 years, do I have wrongful case??

I have been employed at a retirement home for almost 30 years. The home has had financial trouble for many years. I cut back from full time work to part time, when my knees started giving me trouble. Physiotherapy has helped and in 2011, I was working 80+ hours per bi-weekly pay period. but not considered a full time employee. In 2012 they hired an extra shift and my hours were cut to 70 hours per pay period. I complained, and the head nurse and the assistant gave me a different job and my hours were up to 80 hours again. In 2013 with a new head nurse, but the same assistant, my hours were cut back to 72 hours. I was informed that I was requesting too much time off. ( 5 weeks vacation plus a week for eye surgery). Later that summer, I was cut back to 56 hours per pay to divide the hours between employees. The newest schedule posted has a worker under me with more hours and I have been scheduled for afternoon shifts, which I have not been scheduled for in over 10 years, while a new employee has been given the days that I normally work. I feel demeaned and humiliated. I talked with the head nurse over my concerns about working afternoons and the trouble with my knees. She said she would look into it. I fear now that my not wanting to work another shift will be another excuse to cut my time back, again. note: when I cut back from full time to part time, it was with the understanding that I would still get 5 weeks holiday time. I still receive 10% vacation pay, but am afraid to point out that I am still getting it, in case they take that away too. my question : can they keep doing that to me? what rights do I have? I don't have a contract.

I was brought into a meeting room with a sales manager at my store, and an internal investigator. The manager is not my sales manager, but the manager that was on duty at the time of the meeting. The investigator informed me that he had been tracking my company credit card and noticed that I was receiving many discounts on items that I had purchased. He accused me of stealing from the company and while we were talking, the sales manager was taking notes. There was no voice recorded evidence of what was being said and I was completely bombarded by the two of them. They forced me to sign a note that said I took responsibility for my actions and that I would pay back the money I owed the company. After I signed it, the investigator asked for the money in cash, and when I said I didn't have it, he asked if I had even half the amount in cash. I was coerced into signing something that I didn't agree too and they have suspended me from my job. I am not yet fired, but I am sure they will fire me soon. Can I sue the company for the unprofessional way they handled the situation, and wrongful dismissal if I do get fired?

Can an employer remove you from work without any notice or reason?