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in my contract is does state that I can be asked to trasnfer to a different loaction. How ever they are now asking me to drive 1.5 hours each way. My car is older and do not feel comfortable driving it that far. Basically I have been told accept this placement or loose my job. There are other employees with in the company that drive that say no and then they are fine but i am being forced to go

Can it be considered constructive dismissal when an employer arbitrarily decides to implement a new policy that terminates paid sick days for full-time salaried staff (in management)? Sick days were previously paid, but there is no written HR policy on the matter. Common practice has always been payment.

I was fired on may 19/2017 and not given a reason other than making his family more comfortable . His son started working for the company two months ago and I was lead hand for a year and a few months before he started. I was pushed down to labour and told on the Friday that I no longer had a job no severance or a reason after I had texted him I was told there was no sense in knowing

I am employees in Ontario, working for the same company for the last 6 years in a senior management roll. I accepted the job with the flexibility to work from home due distance from my home to the office. I had previously been allow to work 5 days per week for 10 months from home (2014-2015) There has been a change in my supervisor, such that they will not allow the flexibility to work from home and want to mandate a fixed schedule in the office and at home. Given the challenges to the job (and highway construction - 2 hrs per direction commuting and medical condition), this is not feasible, is this a constructive dismissal?

I was hired only on the may,15/2017 which I worked , was removed from the schedule without being Given A REASON, A Few Days GOES by and I recieved another call from my employer she had changed her mind when calling earlier she asked me to come in only for my weekend shift instead she now would like me to come in and meet with her instead because employees made false allegations. At the appointment we viewed my first shift where I was noticed doing my job efficiently And they could see no issues. On the may,23/2017 I was called and asked to work the next day ,, I went to work did my job . But the two younger employees (the same to who made false allegations) are saying they can't work with me but will not give a reason.. so how can I be let go because to employees 10years younger then me don't want me there because I'm not chit chatting and sitting around but actually doing me job. I am on my way to speak with them now may 27,2017 to see what reason I am being given.