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If I am working full time for an employer 40+ hours a week then without warning my employer makes me stay home a whole week without pay. Is that considered wrongful dismissal

If I'm let go from a job..Can owner keep any severance money toward debt for personal loan??

I was recently fired after my probationary period for a reason that was never brought to my attention and which is also untrue. Not only that, I was told a different reason for my termination than what was stated on my termination letter. Is there anything I can do about this? How do I go about claiming wrongful dismissal and what evidence would I need? I was told that the reason was because they did not want anymore part time employees so they hired a full time person to replace me ( without any notification of this) removed me from the schedule and fired me without notice.

I worked as a store manager for a Video Game retailer for 6 years and 4 months. On Monday afternoon I was let go with no notice. I have been offered a package that will pay my current salary until October 5th of this year (assuming I do not find other employment first) and they will continue my group benefits until August 3rd. I've been given until June 29th to decide if I will accept the terms of this offer. I'm concerned that they have let me go with no cause or notice and that they are offering me a small package to send me on my way quietly. Does the above seem legitimate?

I was recently given a contract job with a media company. One night after work, the staff including myself, went out for some drinks. The CEO of the company got out of hand and started to make unwanted sexual advances towards me and a friend. We shrugged him off and went on about our night without him. Now I am being fired from my job for which I am extremely qualified for, because the CEO's wife isn't comfortable with me working with her husband. I feel wronged and humiliated to be let go for something that wasn't my doing. Is there anything I can do about this?