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I grabbed an employee by the arm after he said something derogatory to me.I was fired despite the fact that an employee (team Leader)a few months ago grabbed a fellow employee and threatened him and didn't lose his job.I feel my medical history played a role in the opposite decisions.Do I have a case?
In March 2010 my wife was diagnosed as terminally with cancer and had several strokes and heart attacks. I had to remain at home as the sole caretaker. On or about November 1st 2010, my immediate supervisor requested I meet with him at a restaurant. At this time he provided me a letter of termination with a severance package included. He claimed a restructure was necessary as I held the position of Operations Manager for a major company in Ontario. My choice was to agree to the terms at which time I would receive the settlement package once my long term disability insurance ran out. My personal physician, of several years, had been completing the insurance questionaire every quarter approximately. My wife passed on April 10th 2011. I remained on long term disability until June 2011. At this time I contacted my employer to retrieve the final settlement. Having developed a personal dependency problem with alcohol throughout this period of difficult circumstances; I has in no position not to accept the settlement and its terms. While under extreme duress, and the given circumstances; should I have been terminated? Did my employer have just cause to eliminate my position due to a so called "restructure"? Additionally I require the proposed "settlement" to pay medical expenses and pay creditors for missed payments etc... Was I correct in accepting the severance as delivered? I was employed by this company for over 28 years, in which time I received several promotions and performance bonuses for contribution to its profitability etc... Was this a lawful and reasoned termination? I was 59 years of age when my wife fell terminally ill; 60 years of age when she passed. How would I ever land another position in this line of work? My salary was in the low six figures. My problem with alcohol remained in the forefront for until I was 61 due to the lost of my life partner. We were married for 25 years, and had no children. Is there any avenue to pursue additional monies for wrongful dismissal, or other causes? Your professional advise and guidance would be appreciated. Sincerely
I was dismissed with no notice and they emailed my common law spouse, they didn't personally tell me. On my roe the reason they put is that "spouse who also worked for the same company was also working with similar company which is a conflict of interest". My spouse is not working at a conflict of interest as he is unemployed right now as well, thanks to them. Can I do anything about this?
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I was hired by a dealership and given a sum of money in the first month of working as compensation for money I lost when I left my previous job. I was never told of a structured repayment schedule until being fired unjustly and had all that money taken from last pay check. I was told I took a bad sales call and had a discussion on how to do it better. Was then later called in because of another bad sales call. Was given a letter showing I was written up twice, once for the previous time and for the second time as well even though I was never told at the first meeting that it was anything more than just a meeting about it. Was fired a month or so later and given no reason why. What can I do? I believe I was terminated because of a clash of personalities and nothing more.
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