My employer is saying I fraudulently completed personal trainering hours for clients however I have 2 emails from two separate clients saying I can give the sessions away. The other sessions I completed were already completed from past dates. They are saying I fraudulently entered these hours for “financial gain”. I am currently on administrative leave and when asked why they responded by saying “legal will be looking into termination” I have meeting on Monday at 12noon. What should I do?

Thank you for your question. My name is Jon Pinkus and I am an employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

When you go to your meeting, make sure you clearly state that you deny the allegations and clearly reiterate the reasons why. Bring evidence if you have any. You may want to record the meeting. It is not illegal to record a meeting as long as one of the parties to the conversation consents (i.e. you).

You cannot physically prevent the company from terminating your employment, but if their allegations are false, they will owe you compensation for severance, which could be significant. If you are terminating for cause, send me an email at jon.pinkus@stlawyers.ca and I will be pleased to assist.