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i have an employee working for 5 years, last year, he wasn't performing, lots of lateness, smoking in office, ..etc. several verbal notices & nothing is changing. we changed our shifts structure and he refused the new shift arrangements so he doesn't show up to work & he went applied for EI. we got a letter from ministry to fill in reason for dismissal & also asked us about ROE (which we didn't complete). what is the best way to handle this situation (provided that this person already went and start working for another company). we paid him till last day of work.

An employee has 2 weeks of unpaid vacation time scheduled. That employee is being terminated. Can that 2 weeks of already scheduled vacation time count as notice of termination. Then the 3rd week required would be pay in lieu of notice? Is an employer allowed to structure the termination notice this way since it was already scheduled time off, and not forced to take this vacation time?

Is an employee entitled to severance if he was part time/casual but employed for 5.2 years? If so, what is his entitlement? He was terminated as part of a closure of business whereas over 200 employees had to be let go. Thanks

Yesterday I was given a two week notice from my employer. On the letter it states that "this decision is no way reflects on your performance as it has been very good. You made it clear to both Trevor and myself that you were not prepared to stay longer than one year with ******* (name of the company) and as an organization we need to ensure that we invest our training and energy on those that are committed to the organization long term." I asked my supervisor if on paper work I was terminated or laid off. He is almost 100% sure it was a termination. Now that I'll be out of a job soon, I am looking into my plan B options. One of them is unemployment insurance. Will I be illegible for it or no? Also I received my notice on July 13th and my last date of employment is on July 24th. It's technically only 11 days notice. Is that legal? Thank you for your help.

Can I terminate a straight commissions employee over the phone if they work from home and do not come into the office even when requested?