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hMy name is Goca On Feb24 of this year, I was dismissed from my job at Sportchek. I had worked there for 8 years and was very friendly to the customers and my fellow staff. Head office received several good comments about me. As a cashier, I would always try to 'up sell' by promoting accessories or store specials. In December of 2014, the store introduced the 'Cineplex Scene rewards program'. Our job was to promote the card and its reward of free movie tickets. I worked Monday to Friday, so I was not at work the Saturday it was introduced. I was given a brochure and told to sign up online, which I did. I have other reward cards, so I basically know how it works. I was not told any "do's or don'ts'. Working at the store, I was given 1000 points to begin and would get 1 point for every dollar put on the card. I would promote the card, but get comments like "No, I have too many now" or "It's not worth carrying". In those cases, I would ask the customer if they minded if I swiped 'my card'. If they said "go ahead", I would. It had to be done before the end of the transaction so the customer always knew. I didn't think I was doing anything wrong. My card was flagged due to frequency of use. Management called me in, threatened me with 'fraud charges', but instead 'fired me on the spot'. If I had known or been given a warning, I certainly would not have jeopardised my job for the sake of a $16.00 movie ticket. Due to my dismissal, I have not been able to receive EI. I hope that you can help or at least advise me as to where I can go from here. Thank you for your time. Yours Sincerely Goca

Hi there again. After being suspended since last Monday, I received a phone call this morning from my supervisor and he told me I have been terminated with cause due to the fact that I have broken too many violations. As I recall, they were not anything serious but I have been with the company for just over 20 years so they must have added up the little policies and compiled them into so call "too many violations". Is there anything I can do at this time and what are my options? Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.

today I was told that i either quit or im being let go i was wondering if that is wrong or if they can actually do that?

After 9 months working for a large company with absolutely no problems at all. I was never late, never missed a day, never written up or warned I was doing anything wrong. All the supervisors gave me excellent reviews I was let go with no warning. The president of HR said they weren't going to give me a reason and they didn't have to. They won't admit it obviously but I'm sure I was let go because the HR guy hates my brother that worked there for 8 yrs and he fired him 5 years ago. There was no cause for them to fire me when I didn't do anything wrong and everyone loved me there and I was a better worker than almost everyone there. Is there anything I can do at all

I have recently been terminated from my position as a food and beverage manager at a local golf course, there was no reason given but I was informed that my contract was not going to be extended, although my contract ended on April 2nd and my employer told me they would pay me the duration of my contract and benfits as well neither were done, My salary was paid till March 24th and vacation pay paid then, and my benefits package was terminated on the 1st of April. The GM of the golf course hired his best friend in the position (without due process) whom he also had access the department in October, he did not disclose her findings to me. I was given a very poor evaluation in January but told at that time that I would be given the next year to prove myself, I was held accountable for many things that had happened prior to my hiring date. This move has left me answering many questions to any potential employers, I am wondering what kind of recourse I have. I was given no written notice, and only accepted his verbal terms at th time, although he has tried to change those on two different occasions now. Thank you