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I was employed at a company a little over a year ago and let go with just what was owed by the the employment standards act. I have found out that the company has been sold and the new owners take over next week. That being said can I still get proper severance from the original corporation or since they close next week am I out of luck?

I have been employed with the same company for the past 20 years. There have been a few incidents that I broke company's policy and that I have been suspended with pay at the moment. If my company decides to relief me of my post with cause, what payment should I be expecting and how is it being calculated. Thank you and looking forward to your response If the company actually has cause, then you won't be owed anything. Cause is extremely difficult to establish. In order to let you go, they would have to show that you did something truly awful, that made it impossible to continue employing you. Most likely, if they let you go, it would be a termination without cause. To see how much you would be owed, check out the severance calculator and then give me a call: www.severancepaycalculator.com When you state that in order for my company to terminate me with cause, it has to be something truly awful. Will that be actually someone breaking the law? Please provide a few examples if possible. Thank you again.

Hello, I've been working as a contract worker for the same company since 1989. I am an insurance appraiser working on piece work,paid per inspection.This is the only company that I worked for. I have never had a written contract, received vacation pay, never had deductions taken off for pension or employment insurance. I have all my pay stubs since 1992. The company was bought in 2011 by a much larger company and I'm still regarded as a contract worker. I earned one of the highest commission rates and now my work load is dwindling away.I am not sure if this is due to lack of incoming inspection requests or if the company is choosing to assign the reports to other contractors. It was brought to my attention that other contractors are now working in my area.These contractors are travelling over 70 kms to work in the territory usually assigned to me, I would be travelling less than 10 kms to service the area. Today I have 6 request on hand where I would generally have 40 to 60 inspections to complete. At this point I feel that I will not be working for this company much longer if I do not receive reports to complete. Do I have any course of action? You advice would be appreciated.

I have been employed with the same company for the pass 20 years. There have been a few incidents that I broke company's policy and that I have been suspended with pay at the moment. If my company decides to relief me of my post with cause, what payment should I be expecting and how is it being calculated. Thank you and looking forward to your response.

I was wrongly dismissed and harassed while on the job with staff as wirttnesses what are my chances of a fair payout