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Hello, I am an employee of a private company for 16 years, non Union. I held the position of health and safety coordinator, for almost 10'years of the 16. In May of 2015 I went off on sick leave, we did not have short term so the first 17 weeks were on unemployment and then my LTD, through Great west life kicked in. I was not treated well by especially one of the owners, he wouldn't speak to me, avoided going into the same room as me, tell people not to bring me into his office if there is a problem. Unfortunately I could handle this only so long, and then the other owners son started in the office, at 25 he is just like his uncle. I brought this to my General managers attention numerous times, and he has also witnessed the behaviour of these 2 individuals, however never did anything, instead was advised to suck it up! So I am off on LTD, and I find out that the position I held was given to yet another of the owners son, after about 5 months of me being off. at no time since I have been off has any one from w.o. Stinson and son ever contact me to find out how I am doing. Recently a representative of Great west life, spoke with my employer and it was confirmed that my position is no longer available, but that when I am ready to return to,work they would come up,with something. Oh, also none of the medical doctors, or physiologist which I have seen want me to return to this business as it is a toxic environment for me and detrimental to my health. So I do not want to accept just any position, I would like to stay within my field and therefore would like to obtain an appropriate severance package in lieu of any employment offer. I look forward to hearing from you SAndra

I I have been working for a private company for 12 years, my driving time is 1 hour each direction depending on traffic. In 2014 I had both my hips replaced. After my hips were replaced I returned to work 3 days a week and worked remotely at home the other 2 days. Initially I tried 5 days but it was too much, especially the driving time. My employer is not happy with this and says my job requires me to be physically at work 5 days a week. They have asked if I would sign a resignation letter dated 01 Oct 2016. They said they are giving me 4 months to find a new job. but I also know that this is a very busy time of year and I am needed so that is most likely the reason why they are waiting until Oct. My main question is, would I qualify for unemployment insurance if I sign? If I don't sign, do they have just cause to fire me? There are so many things I cannot do now that realistically finding a job would be difficult. I am not disabled according to my doctor, I just have pain that is manageable.

for a year I have been harassed at work by a senior supervisor within the company. I was fired after a year and 4 months with the company, today. They offered me 6 weeks of severance pay. What do I do? do I accept the severance pay or seek further legal assistance?

I worked as a manager of operations for 10 years and in January 2016 they announced they were closing our division with no exit plan for the business. I was asked to stay on at my regular salary and close the division which meant I coordinated the dismantling, disposal, etc of the whole operation. They offered to keep me on as a sales executive after the closing at a reduced salary and bonus plan which gave me an opportunity to make back my salary or more. The closing of the operation completed on May 10, 2016 and I was transitioning in to my new roll by setting up a home office and making sales calls. I was called in to head office in Toronto today and terminated without cause. The settlement offered isn't close to what your calculator says I may be entitled to and they also severed me at the reduced salary which only started recently. I believe they set me up to close the division with no intention of keeping me on and used the job offer at a reduced rate to save severance costs. When I said they were being very dishonest in their dealings with me the HR girl said she was unaware of these circumstances and that I should counter offer without a lawyer. I am extremely distressed in their treatment of me after 10 years of unblemished service. It might be noted that we had a recent take over by another company. Your thoughts.

I have been employed at my current company for 6 plus years. We were acquired by an American company in 2014 and major changes occurred in 2015. Part of my job was moved to the US but currently I still answer questions for them. I continued on doing the other half of my job... Analysis. The new company opened an office in Mississauga. My boss stated to me back in February that if I wanted a title change I need to drive to Mississauga 3 times a week or if I was interested I could apply for a bakery finance position. I did respond through email copying HR explaining that for legality purposes he would need to put his suggestions in writing plus also explain what happens with my current role/designation. His response came through a week later stating they were working on a few options in writing for me. My workload was depleting and I mentioned to the bakery finance director that if they needed help in there area then it would give me a chance to see if I was interested in applying to the open position/or if I was a good fit. In the mean time they hired 2 analytical contractors for Mississauga and one of them has taken work away from me. I was told via email yesterday that I would be released from my current duties except for trade spend questions from the US team (that would always continue) and I was to contact the bakery finance director to go to their team for training. I never agreed to take any new position plus they are forcing me to train in a different area I never agreed to. Nothing is in writing and I don't know what to do from here.