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My employer is selling his business and the property on which the business is located. The purchaser is not interested in running the business, but wants to maintain the business until such time as they will develop the property. They have asked if I would be willing to lease the business from them in the interim. As this is changing my status from employee to business owner, am I entitled to severance based on my 8.3 years of service from the original owner of the company.

I have worked for Loblaw for 27 years. I manage one of their wholesale stores.I get an annual bonus based on sales and metrics that are set out by the company each year. That bonus is also based on the company meeting all of their objectives as well. I was on a medical leave this year and was off work for 5 months for a shoulder surgery that was caused by years of physical labour stocking shelves and lifting. When it comes time for my bonus payout, my 5 months off will be reduced from my pay out. This also happened on my 2 previous maternity leaves, these were reduced by 6 months each time. My question to you is should I be entitled to the full pay because the company accrues for it throughout the year. We bank funds all of 2017 to be paid out in 2018.

Hi. I started a job as a counter person last Thursday however go sick and couldn't go into work on Tuesday and for the rest of the week. My employer had texted me saying that he will need to move on to other candidates since he's already short staffed. Is he's reason for letting me go justified?

I got fired recently from my job. I had permission from my supervisor to take scrap metal and make some extra cash before christmass by taking it to the scrapyard. In january i got called in by the owner of the company who said i stole from him and he is firing me. I tried to explain to him that i did nothing wrong as i had permission to do so from my supervisor but he wouldnt listen. Now im trying to apply for ei and am worried that i will not get it since i was fired for cause. what should i do