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Was injured at work.Went on worker's comp.Boss was weird about it.Went back to work.5 or 6 weeks ago told me he had to wait for a big job to start in 2-3 weeks he saids,so he told me to stay home for 2 3 weeks.Learned this week that the guys have been back to work and on my roe which he sent in electronically said that he laid me off and I wasn't returning...should I just let it go or seek legal action?I've been waiting for 5 or 6 weeks I think...

does an employer who has employed a person for 13 years have to give written notice of the reasons for termination of employment? this is a follow up from my last question

does a company have to guarantee postion and pay for a person who is returning from sick leave

I have worked as a surveyor for a construction company for the past 10 years on a seasonal basis(approximately 1500 hours a year) when I was hired I was offered a job at a hourly rate with a take home company truck. I always worked from my cottage approximately 50 km from the office of the construction company which they were fully aware of. The company was sold 5 years and everything remained the same. Recently I have been asked to submit the amount of kms I drive in each pay period. I have been told through a reliable source there are plans to have me drive to the office and pick up the company vehicle and return it there every night. This would add at least 2 hours of unpaid travel time to my day, it would also have the additional expense of putting another vehicle on the road and paying for the gas there and back. The cost for car insurance, gas and 2 hours of unpaid time would be approximately $75 a day which would reduce my hourly rate from 25/ hr to approximately 16/hr. I will also add that as of this year my cottage address is my permanent address(I have built a new home there). I am 69 and I feel that this is the first step in trying to squeeze me and make me quit my job. I am in good health and want to keep working and cannot really afford to quit. My concern is that now that I have officially changed my address from an address in ottawa to the address of my cottage which is in val-des-monts Quebec - they will use that as there reason to pick up the company vehicle at their office - even though they and the previous owner knew I always had the quebec address as my point of departure of the company vehicle for the past ten years.

I wanted to know what does this statement means on my contract: Notice of Termination "After the probationary period, you may terminate this Agreement at any time on at least 2 (two) weeks written notice to the Company. The Company may, in its own discretion, waive such notice and pay out the balance of the notice period given." Based on this statement, am I entitled to 2 weeks of pay if the company terminates me and tells me to leave the company immediately?