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A colleague of mine was terminated during her probation period. It is a therapy centre where we have a cost sharing agreement contract which mentions founders and cost sharers. Founders do not need cost sharers agreement to terminate a cost sharer. My colleague had nothing in writing as it was a verbal agreement to give her a probation period. One of the founders mentioned to me that one of the difficulties was that the person was harder to communicate with as she is Eastern European (she is fluent in English and has her qualifications from an English speaking university). There was no attempt to communicate with my colleague around the issues that the founders saw and no conflict resolution or anti harassment policy. The contract is silent on the issue of fees which each cost sharer can charge. The founders felt my colleague was charging too much and then pressured her to change her price when she refused they terminated her. Apart from being very badly managed is there any legal protection for my colleague in terms of race or harassment around fees in this case. Thanks in advance, Shane

If an employer provides an employee with an attending physician's statement to get clarification on a medical note, does the employee's consent or is the consent only needed when contacting the doctor directly? Can an employee be terminated for refusing to provide clarification?

I terminated my employee. He still has my construction tools on his possession. Can I withhold his pay until he returns them? What are my next steps if he doesn't return them. Tools are worth approximately $7,000.00.

My daughter was laid off without cause after 17 yrs with company she is a middle manager earning $150000 per year. She had an offer for 12 months severance and 3 months benefits she has taken this to a lawyer and is contesting it. The company has decided to defend their action but is taking a long time to respond. Can my daughter get another job whilst waiting for this to be settled. Is she entitled to more benefits? Is there a time frame for aettling this can the company drag it out hoping she will give in?