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I was unable to go in to work for my shift and my I have no proof so my boss took away my day posting and allowed me to take my evening posting and night posting back but I lose my kids by doing that

I called in sick on a Monday. My employer told me at 8am the following day that suddenly my shift had changed from 8-5 Tuesday to 8-noon and also had to be back at work for midnight to work until 8am, I told them I couldn’t do that and they got mad and tried to force me to work. They also changed the rest of my week around and expected me to change all previous personal plans around the newly changed schedule. When I stated I wouldn’t be able to work the Thursday (a day they told me I had off originally) and told me I would be fired if I didn’t make it. Is that legal? Am I owed Severance? I’ve never been written up and was never given warnings for my work behaviour.

I was wrongfully dismisses with no pay and no notice of termination, what is my next options? And treated very poorly on many different occasions from my boss.

In the final warning letter of progressive discipline, can an employer mention that the next offence will lead to automatic termination?

My husband was terminated due to restructuring. His current supervisor will be taking on this responsibility in Toronto. The only negative mentioned was that his skills in Powerpoint were not where they could be. This was mentioned once last fall. He looked into taking an course, told his supervisor that there were two dates he could take the course and he did not respond. Is this grounds for dismissal? Could it affect his severance?