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I am a swing driver at Wasteco driving a front end truck, I get regularly moved around from truck to truck depending on who has not shown up for their duties on any given day, sun. Ohh ya or mon you could say as I start at 11:30pm every night, now on Sat Dec 15 morning I was sent out with another driver as we do not have enough trucks for the fleet of drivers we have, on any given day we could have 4-5 trucks in the shop not driveable, so on this day as I was out with the other driver learning his route they called me back in to do cover Wally’s run at 1:10 am in the morning, the only truck they had was his and it’s a standard truck that I have told them since day 1 of my employment that I don’t drive standard trucks . So I was given automatic trucks to drive as I was employed by Wasteco, this night with a few of the automatic trucks broken down in the yard all they said was you’re doing Wally’s run in Wally’s truck which I explained I’ve never driven these trucks and with no training I don’t feel safe for myself or anybody on the road for that matter, I refused to drive the truck at 1:15 am on Sat Dec 15th and went home. Now I would like to know my rights on a wrongful termination thx

You have an absolutely right to refuse unsafe work. If they terminate you because of this it would constitute a violation of the Employment Standards Act and you would also be entitled to a severance package. Please use the following link to determine your entitlements (http://severancepaycalculator.com/) and then contact us at the number below for a consultation with a lawyer to discuss your situation and options moving forward.
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