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Hello. I've been working for US-based tech company for just over a year. All has been going quite well. I'm a Pre-sales Systems Engineer and have been supporting several Account Executives in Canada and the US (mainly Canada though). There was a recent change of upper management and along with that came a 're-classification' of the SE role. It is now considered a combined role between the SE and what used to be internal-only 'Systems Architects'. This new role requires much more access to internal system, additional training etc, very little of which was given (including a lack of procedural documentation). Up until now, the account reps I support have been very happy with the job I've been doing as we have closed many accounts together (including the building of a sales pipeline in Canada that went from literally nothing to almst $4M). To my utter shock I had a video conference call with my manager and his director and was told that I apparently don't have the techincal skills to continue working for them and that the CEO feels that my 'brand' is not what the company needs moving forward. This was all done without consulting any of the sales reps I support (which totally shocked and upset them). Sorry for the long description but my question is this: What do you feel I should be entitled to as far as either severance or even a possible wrongful dismissal lawsuit? Thanks in advance.

I have been Employed a banquet hall for 8.5 years. In November 2014 the owner got a management contract to manage a hotel in receivership. The owner approached me and told me that he needs me to work at the hotel and take over the sales department. I declined the offer several times but the owner insisted saying that he really needs this and he needs me to be involved because of my past hotel experience. He promised that Once the hotel sold and his contract is terminated, that I would return to the banquet hall and assume my position as director of sales. However, when I discussed returning he told me that he could no longer afford me and that I should try and get a job with the new owners of the hotel. I told him that I'm not interested in staying at the hotel and that I want to come back to my old position as he had promised. That wasn't an option and he terminated me. When it was time to get my final pay, he only paid me for 6 vacation days and wrote continuity of employment with new owners on my ROE. Is he obligated to pay me for termination pay and severance considering that he breached a verbal agreement (I have txt messages and emails) and manipulated me into taking a position against my will and terminating me without any compensation?

Would a person be able to make a wrongful dismissal claim against an employer even if the employee signed the termination agreement?

I am a real estate broker. I split my fees with my partner 50:50 and was told that I wasn't meeting my numbers. My business partner was not terminated and is still employed with the company. Ultimately this was a termination because I was deemed to be negative towards another team in the office by not wanting to work with them. There is also a close personal friendship between the office manager/broker of record and individual who had an issue with me on that team. There were no HR discussions and no written documentation of any of this that would justify my having been terminated. I am 100% commission based. Can you please advise on what my rights are in this scenario.

Can a person be dismissed because their attitude has changed, been so said to "snub" some of the management. They are considered an temporary employee and been with the Company for over 3 years