Add Comment Question: Working at a daycare I was offered to go from hourly pay to salary at x per hour. The employer was scheduling me for more than 40 hours but only paying me for 40 hours claiming that since I was on salary they could make me work up to 48 hours a week without compensation. Once this was brought to their attention I was fired and given 1 week severance pay and then offered one more week of severance pay if I did not go to the labour board. Not sure where I stand here legally. I am a single mother and need a job. Answer: Hi Sheila. Thank you for your question. It sounds like the daycare has acted illegally here - not just in failing to compensate you but for then terminating you for trying to enforce your rights under the Employment Standards Act. Further information is required from you in order to determine the full scope of a potential claim against the daycare, and so I have cc'd Kari Jillings who will contact you in order to set up a free consultation with an employment lawyer. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.