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If am bring accused of wrongful accusations and assumptions to something that had never happened, and am now being dismissed for such reasons what can I do? In the past 4 months I have received my 1st probation letter in which I reluctantly signed after some adjustments. Since that time, I have been given a raise, and a great review from the office. Now, I called in sick for 1 day they requested a doctors note and I've given them one. I have been seeing my doctor for an on-going issue and provided a document stating so. Today I returned to work with yet another probation letter in front of me. (Mind you I am the ONLY person to be given one let alone two) The current probation letter states 4 points that are false accusations that were made by another employee regarding workplace standards. They refused to go over it with me at the office and demanded I sign it or be terminated. At the end of the letter it states (IN PEN!) If I miss work or late I'm fired among a few other things that all lead to being terminated. In this probation letter it also states that if I sign it and they decide to terminate me that I will receive no severance pay after 4 years of service.
Thanks for the question. This is a very delicate situation. While it is very difficult to terminate an employee for "cause" with no severance, you still want to make sure you that you protect yourself while your still employed and respond to the company's allegations properly. I would strongly encourage you to get some legal advice from one of our experienced employment lawyers. Feel free to give us a call at the number below to set up a confidential consultation.