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I work for a company which falls under the Canadian Federal labor laws. I have been in with the same company for over 25 years . In the past 15 years, there have been little to no yearly pay increases. The company was sold to an American firm last year. They have now announced pay reductions from 1 to 15 %. I was affected with a 6% cut, while my colleague doing exact same job with only 3 years with the company only received a 1% cut. I would like "constructive dismissal " , and use the fact that there is discrimination . The company has also reduced my bonus from to 12%. they did introduce a stock incentive , where the company will give you stocks which can be taken out only after 15 months. These stocks units are awarded with performance of the company per quarter. I have not received any disciplinary and these difference in pay decreases has not been explained to employees.

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Constructive dismissals are a complex area of employment law and determinations on whether or not a constructive dismissal has been effected are very case specific. Though generally a 10%-15% reduction in pay will trigger a constructive dismissal, there is no set rule and other considerations can come into play as well.

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