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My employer came to me and ask me to leave my job of 10 years and take a pay cut to do so. I took management job at an agreed salary for him. He came to me 3 months asking i take a pay cut and remove some duties from me. This did not happen. Without warning he terminated verbally and could not give a concrete answer why. He said he was going to pay me servance but amount was given.I asked for a written reason why and he has not responded. I have been at this job 3 weeks shy of a year.

I have recently been asked to sign an employment contract after 20 years of employment. The terms of the contract would have resulted in me waiving all my rights as an employee and permit the employer to constructively dismiss me without compensation. I did not sign the contract (the only one in the office) and have been given a notice or termination stating my not signing the contract as the reason for the decision. The termination date is 20 months from now. Are my employers allowed to terminate me as retribution for not signing an employment contract? Even though they gave me 20 months notice, is there any legal grounds that allows them to terminate employment as a form of retribution?

My employer likes to "document" everything. If they issue a letter for poor work performance or let you know about a new policy, they want you to sign it. I'm uncomfortable with this, since I often don't agree with there decision (if its about my performance) and I'd like to know if I'm required to sign whatever they put in front of my face. They say that I'm only acknowledging that we had the meeting or that I was made aware of the situation. I'm not so sure....your advice would be appreciated.

I was dismissed from my job at a restaurant for three complaints about me "not smiling and/or being cheerful." I also have numerous mental health issues and have been overcoming addiction issues. When I was fired the official reason was that "it was not working out" and it would "be best if we parted ways." Do I have a case at all?

i got dissmissed without a written warning and without 2 weeks pay they just give me a termination letter that my service is no longer needed