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I had contract for 3 months and its been extdnded since, no benefits now i have worked 14 months out of 11 months without contract and 3 months contract total of 14months. If they let me go am i elieble for severance?
2 weeks ago I got a mini-raise; I was told my review was postponed two more months, as I would be transitioning/promoted soon and they wanted me in my new position for about a month prior to review. 1.5 weeks later, I get demoted. The following day, I get terminated and signed and agreed to 4-weeks severance in exchange for not pursuing legal action and leaving the building immediately, which I have done. The following day, I am told in an email they are under the impression I'm going to 'hurt' them, have cancelled and bounced the cheque (since it had a 2-3 day hold), and have asked me to accept a new cheque and to sign a new termination with additional clauses added. I have asked to reinstate my severance pay by the following business day. Are they allowed to do that? Decide on their own the termination agreement we just agreed to, is no longer valid?
i'm an employee for the same employer for 20 years + last 2 years I've being treated for unwelcomed employee from the manager I did complained for levels higher up and the problem still there on and off lately I've being told my hours will be cut and never happen for since I start working what options do I have help please
What requirement are necessary when terminating an employee while still in the probationary period
Technically I am considered a self-contracted employee as I chargre HST, pay my own taxes etc. however I have been the advertised and known group exercise coordinator for a gym for almost 5 years now with exclusivity expectations. That is I was not allowed to teach at any other gym in the area that would conflict with ours. I honoured this to the extent that when they weren't providing clients as they promised and made forced me to make some bad scheduling changes last year in favor of an instructor friend of the owner and I was left financially in difficulty I took classes an hour away so as not to conflict with my commitments at my job. My mother recently became very ill and passed away, I was off for two weeks less one work day when I informed (on the day of my mothers funeral) them I would be back to my regular schedule the following week. I gave them 10 days notice of my return which meant I was missing one more work week and my boss was seemingly very supportive. Three days prior to my return I was informed all my classes had been covered until I meet with the manager. When asked why I didn't get a response for 3 days until the day I was planning to return, I was told all my classes and clients were covered until they met with me. I had to cancel my scheduled clients with no explanation. I emailed back and suggested given the circumstances I wanted what they had to say in writing. Over the past two weeks we still haven't met and the emails back and forth and discussion with my friend who is one of my friends/instructors there I have since found out they actually got all of my work covered for the month of November two days after me notifying them of my return on the 16th, they removed me as admin from Facebook which I discovered when trying to post some class changes, they are telling members my classes are covered for the month and a new schedule will be out in December, one email they tried to accuse me of NOT notifying them which clearly I did and they mentioned in first email, then they tried to say the meeting was just about schedule which wouldn't preclude me continuing to teach or train my clients so bottom line they clearly intended to let me go and are now trying to back track to make it look like I didn't plan on returning after my mothers death. I was paid a salary as coordinator and then individually for my classes and clients a higher rate as coordinated. This has left a huge financial and emptional strain. Can I still demand severance or file for wrongful dismissal? There has not been one discussion ever about me not being there. Thank you for taking the time too look at this as $300-500 just to find out if I even have an option to do anything is just not possible given the circumstance.
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