Top Questions and Answers Ask your question and an employment lawyer in Ontario, BC or Alberta will answer in minutes Your Question * FOR EMPLOYEES FOR EMPLOYERS Your Email * Your Name * Your City Feedback Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have answered your question. I have resigned my company as of Dec 30, monthly bonus is paid the end of the following month, my employer says I will not get my bonus. Is this legal?I got fired from my job during probationary period I did three months 492 hours of work and they fired me without notice. Is that normal?There was a sudden death in my family and I was scheduled to work Christmas Eve and boxing day, I asked for those days off to be with my family during our grieving. My manager fired me saying those are days are mandatory.I have worked for my employer since June 8th 2015 until December 16th when they terminated me saying I wasn't a good fit for the organization. I asked my boss (owner of the company) to explain and she said she wasn't getting into at that time. I was hired originally as a receptionist/admin assistant in a small insurance brokerage. I like everyone else they hire regardless of position was encouraged to obtain my insurance broker license which I did successfully. During the summer our busiest time of year, we lost a broker that quit who had replaced a woman on maternity leave. A summer student was hired to assist us and she was to be the acting receptionist leaving me to assist the other brokers. I began doing much of the role of a broker and assisting with the book of business that had been managed by the broker who quit. Once the summer was over and our summer student went back to school another girl was hired for reception and I continued working in a bit of a broker role and began writing new business etc. I then asked management if I was then being promoted to a broker as clearly they had given my job away. I was told that wasn't the case and they weren't sure what was happening until they heard back from the girl on maternity in regards to her return etc and they may end up taking the new hire at reception to their other office but either way at that time they weren't certain of anything. Finally after the new receptionist went for her three month review and the girl on maternity negotiated coming back two days a week, I approached them again as they had simply sent out an email saying that I would be continuing to work in the book of business with the girl who had returned from maternity which would mean I was in that role five days a week while she was only working the book of business for those two days. I sent a long email indicating that I should be given a job and salary review since I was now officially working in a new role. I indicated that in any other business I have ever worked there would have been an offer and acceptance. I received a call immediately after saying that there was no pay increase and that this was considered an opportunity and I would only be reviewed again during my annual review other wise there would be no change. There are many little details but I won't go into all of them here. One disconcerting issue though was that during my first annual review, June 8th 2016, I was offered a minor raise and bonus for my work but negotiated another weeks vacation instead. During the review I was asked about whether or not I wanted to become a broker or my future plans. I did say that I saw myself going in that direction at some point but was content with what I was doing. I was then told by the CFO who acts as our Manager, that she still had a bit of an issue with a male receptionist. This never sat well with me but I let it go. On December 9th I text her to say I was ill and that I knew I was out of time but would go in and make up the time on the following Saturday. I suffer from depression and anxiety and am worried I am slowly becoming more like my mother who was diagnosed as bi polar. When I received a text back from our manager, as I wasn't in a great state of mind I then proceeded to get upset and didn't care anymore given my state so text her that I would no longer be writing new business, that I would continue to train the new receptionist on processing, that I deserved a review etc and asked if the owner even knew of this, and was overall a little aggressive and belligerent. I immediatley text her back on Saturday to apologize for my texts and said that I wasn't myself and I would like a chance to explain and that I would never speak to her or anyone else like that. I apologized profuslely. I heard nothing back and thought perhaps Monday she would call to speak to me. She did not. I then sent her an email again explaining that I was concerned about being bi polar and had an appointment set up for January 16th to speak to my doctor about these issues. I reiterated that I would never speak to anyone that way normally and again apologized profusely. I told her I would go in on Saturday to make up the time and already asked a co worker to give me some extra stuff to help her catch up on. I asked her what the next steps were and told her I hoped I hadn't severed what was otherwise a good working relationship. I received no response. I was told by my colleagues in my office that she doesn't typically like confrontation and not to worry too much about it. I heard nothing from her all week until Friday December 16th at 2:30 when the owner and her showed up and presented me with my termination notice indicating I wasn't a good fit for the organization. I was shocked as there was no discussion, not even so much as a disciplinary action, simply good bye. It was more shocking as I just received the Star award at the beginning of the month, an award won by having the most nominations by your peers each month for going over and above. I have always been a team player and hard worker. Anyway I was told to contact you for advice on my termination and my rights. I was told to contact you as I was also provided a full and final release form and offered 6 weeks gratuitous pay on top of the two weeks in lieu of notice and my final weeks pay. I was told not to sign this document until I consulted someone and for that reason I am consulting with you. I have scanned copies of the termination letter and the full and final release form which they want signed and returned by tomorrow as well as the one email I sent in regards to a review etc. I unfortunately do not have a copy of the apology email sent as it didn't occur to me at the time to keep a copy. Also it's unclear if they will be providing me with a record of employment indicating "fire" or "laid off" which concerns me as I will need to apply for employment insurance. Please advise. Thank you!I was just terminated they accused me of theft and said they have proof. I never took anything and they refuse to show me the proof. Since he says he can't trust me any longer I was terminated without cause and he said u will get a letter of reference. I never took anything and they have no proof that I did. What can I do Previous Next Page 401 of 712