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what should i do when my employer gave me a laid off letter for the reason of over staffing which i knew and talked to the person that she gonna be station to the clinic where im working for almost 11 months right after i finish my 2wks notice. im been devastated receiving the laid off and more when i heard it with my own ears. and when i talked to my employer 2 of them saying different reason . and i ask whether i did wrong they said none its only because we are over staffing. but my other employer said bec. im scared that’s why they laid me off. i said its not because im scared i just being careful not to put patients life in a risk for they want me to leave patient while im doing the scan if there’s other patient to do in the other room, i told them it’s negligence if something happen to the patient that i leave while attending to other and they want me to work with out frontdesk person. they making reasons and i know they are telling me untrue reasons. so how to be over staffing where they put another person to my position right after my 2wks notice. thanks in advance for your reply

Employed for 39 years same company, let go, no longer needed. What are my entitlements? It’s been over two weeks I have not had any paper work or ROE or final pay.

Over 5 years ago signed a basic contract which stated 2 weeks notice they terminate. Can I seek further severance. The document was never updated and contained no termination details

I was fired from my job that I have invested 10 years of my life on accusations by staff that I was absusive to residents. I have a clean file with company and I wouldn’t ever to this. These accusations happened at beginning of new year . This also happened 41/2 years ago when I was trying to better myself and open up more opportunities , l went back to school to become a personal support worker (P.S.W) . While doing my placement, the manager made false accusations of me being rude to a resident and said had a witness which was false cuz a year later l spoke to this staff member and she told me she wasn’t not a witness , this whole incident was made up cuz l had seniority and management was listening to her staff . How does one fight with this accusation that is false defend themselves. I’m 53 years old and wouldn’t do something like this . Please help me

I was fired while on vacation through email is this wrong?