I was terminated after a year and month, they say, with cause, after a new employee 2 weeks in took a private conversation to the owner of the company and lied and said I was bullying her !! All other staff do not agree ! I was never talked to, repremanded or warned just fired and then the owner proceeded to call me names ie: liar, bully etc. What are my rights ??

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A termination for cause is a high bar for an employer to meet. In order to do so, there needs to be clear evidence of employee conduct justifying the termination. Generally, there should also be attempts by the employer to work with the employee to remedy the situation through a system of progressive discipline.

We would need more information on your particular circumstances, but it may be that the employer also failed to conduct a genuine investigation into the allegations against you before deciding to terminate.

If you were wrongfully dismissed on the basis of a false just cause termination, you may be entitled to compensation.

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