Add Comment Question: My girlfriend has been working as a waitress at a newer pub that opened 7 months ago and has been there since ipening day. She has never had a shift covered and has only booked off around five days in which she gave plenty of notice, 5 shifts being on the lower end of shifts booked off by waitress there. In her 7th month after having many good reviews and many customers who request her to serve them feels as though she is entitled to 5 shifts a week given her outstanding work ethic and customer service also, other girls are given six shifts, so we know those numbers are available. My girlfriend had asked about more shifts in previous minths and was told where she needed to improve to earn 5 shifts, she was told to "focus more on her duties and stop helping others so much" although it seemed like a weird request, she complied. So here we are, in the 7th month And my girlfriend has asked again to know where else she can improve in order to get 5 shifts . Her manager at that time said " we have talked about this" and then said " i cant have you work here anymore" almost as if it was the easiest way out of dealing with her problem. She was fired with no warnings, only one manager present and a friend of the two girls who get 6 shifts was hired within the hour. The girls seem to get ahead based on how much they boost this managers ego rather than their work ethic... clearly. Is there anything she can do? I feel helpless for her Answer: That is a difficult situation. Ultimately, in a non-unionized environment, employers do have the right to terminate an employee's employment without any particular reason, as long as that decision to terminate is not discriminatory. As a result, your girlfriend's only likely recourse against the company is one of severance, which would likely be based on her age, position and length of service. Feel free to use our Severance Pay Calculator (www.severancepaycalculator.com) to find out how much she may be owed. She can also give us a call at the number below to discuss her situation in more detail. 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.