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I worked for 6 years under a contract from Sept. through the end of June, 3 of these terms as Team Leader managing 35+ staff. My supervisor talked about my return this Sept. saying things like she would look at the budget to try to bring me in in Aug. to assist with the new staff hiring and to get a jump on program planning, etc. During my exit performance appraisal this past June, most of the discussion was based on how "we" would make the program I managed better in Sept. When Aug. came, I attended the customary interview, but was not contacted about returning. The former Team Leader previous to me had always returned in the fall. However, the employer decided, despite the talk of me returning in the fall and all the talk of how "we" would manage the program, the employer hired someone else, which I found out as they had not tried in earnest to contact me in a timely manner to let me know, but instead left me hanging. The Labour Board said that as these contracts were consistent, and the time off between contracts was less than 13 weeks, I was entitled to termination pay. I am 58 years old and there are not a lot of positions in my line of work. The whole situation was handled so poorly on the employers behalf. Knowing how they operate, they believed the contracts were suffice to keep from paying termination, never mind severance pay. I was not offered anything. An I entitled to severance, or would I be better just seeking termination pay?

I was fired from my job because a co worker llied. I started a claim with the ministry of labour and won. Now I have to claim this on ei and I will end up with nothing and cut off ei. Can I Sue this person now that I have proof that she lied

I went off work when I was pregnant with a doctors note then went on maternity leave after my baby was born I returned to work after my maternity leave was up I was back to work for less than 3 months and was let go Termination letter stating shortage of work I was with a company for 2 weeks less than 5 years I have been employed at my clinic the longest I believe that my company decided they wanted to keep my mat leave replacement So I got fired and she took my job Is there anything I can do? They didn't give me any warning They just called me in the office said were letting you go Here is a letter and you will get 4 weeks severance And we graciously offered 2 extra weeks of severance If you sign this form and get it back to us by this date The letter states if I sign it I agree to all terms and cannot Per sue any legal actions Should I sign it ? I'm a new mother and really need the money But feel that this extra 2 weeks is being dangled in front of me so there deviant act stays hidden.

My husband was just recently dismissed from his job after almost 13 years of service while he was on parental leave. He found out because of an announcement that was made introducing the new manager at his branch - which is his role. He called his employer who said he'd been restructured. His job is still there and in fact there are to be four new like positions available in the coming weeks. He has a clean record and recently won an award for performance just prior to going on parental leave. Is this legal?

My employer has posted a memo stating that there is a shortage of work for the coming months and there will be a lay off of 20 employees in the near future. Can this be considered notice in the case of severance?