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Dismissals are supposed to be done by notice (letter) conversation. Is voicemail a way way to let someone go without any warning. Pack you thinks, do not take them with you, return all of your keys, do not return to this office or do not enter this building again. And there is so much more.

I'm an employer that runs a private college. I want some of my employees to complete an online training program that is not mandatory by law but want them to complete it to stay employed. These employees are paid minimum wage and nothing stipulated on their employee letter that they must do any mandatory training. Is their training considered Work Hours or do I have to pay them to train? If so, what is the minimum? What are the raminifications if I don't pay them? Can they sue for wrongful dismissal if they don't do the training?Other than payment, are there other incentives that I could legally offer? This would be a rather costly investment and looking at alternatives to a monetary transaction to this mandatory training. BTW I love your show. Been listening to it for years!

We have an employee who took an indefinite stress leave of absence citing that he could not perform a task which is one of the major expectation of this particular job. The problem is his family doctor will give us a note on a monthly basis that this employee is unable to do the job for this specific month and that this person will be reassess next month. It is very difficult for the company as we can't hire a replacement unless he resigns. How long can we hold this job for this person when in fact this person has proven that he can't do this job?

can i be let go for unable to preform duties in a timely matter .. if no written notice was given to me prior to being let go

My employer terminated me suddenly then proceded to write me a letter the next day with wrongful and slanderous accusations and said it has been since he took over a year ago ....i was blindsided ihad no idea he felt this way ....when he took the business over i was still moarning the sudden death of my daughter....i havent never treated the customers him or my coworkets badly as he stated and on my facebook he said i slandered him and his business ....my status was im furious and my comment to someone tired of the nitpicking at work