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I am currently in an acting position and receiving the pay of that position. Due to the way the absent employee is inputting leave I am being denied a Term of employment in that position that I would otherwise be entitled to if the employee were inputting leave correctly, a term which comes with the benefits and sick/vacation leave of the position. I am receiving half the ammount of leave and benefits because I am a regular half time employee if I were not acting. I have been acting for more than 6 months, and so has the employee replacing me while I am acting: My union's contract outlines this scenario for casual employees but not regular, so the casual employee filling my position has been given a term and benefits, and I have not. My union has told me that this is happening because they never accounted for this situation while making a contract. Do I have any right to the benefits of the acting position I am in?

I work from 9am - 6pm Monday through Thursday's (with one hour unpaid break from 1-2pm) and 8am-noon on fridays (with no break) What am I entitled to in terms of breaks and eating periods for such hours?

We are a company going through insolvency. Can we legally reduce salaries and if so should all employees regardless of position receive the same percentage reduction?

I am on LTD- I received a letter from employer stating my employment is severed as a result of trust ration of contract- due to the fact that my LTD sent a letter stating I am unlikely to return to my job or any other in the near future- what do I need to know before I sign papers offering severance pay 7 wks

We terminated an employee who did not meet the job expectations. She was with the company for 6 months and we are not unionized. After many verbal warnings, we gave her a written warning letter 1,5 month before she was fired stipulating all the improvements that she had to show but she did not improve. She argues that she did improve...She is now requesting a letter with actual infractions, dated if possible. Please let us know how we should respond