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I work in BC and am entitled to 2 weeks holiday however, I am wanting to go on a 3 week vacation. My employer has told me that I cannot take 3 weeks holiday because I only have 2 weeks and that I cant use unpaid days. My employer has proceeded to tell me that I will be able to take it if I resign and then they will rehire me once vacation is finished. If I decide to go on the vacation anyways without approval would that be job abandonment?

I have been dismissed without cause and am currently on 2 months working notice. I've been told I will get a severance package offer 2 weeks before my termination date. I have been with the company more than 12 years, so I am expecting a healthy severance offer. I recently received a new job offer. The offer includes a start date that is 10 days after my official termination date. Questions: - Will accepting the job offer affect my severance offer, even if I have not started with the new job yet? - Will my previous employer even know if I accept a new job offer? - New employer is asking for background and criminal record check. It seems that process includes validating employment with a previous employer. Should I delay the background check until after the severance is settled?

Civic Holiday is not a stat. I am a contract employee working for an agency assigned to 1 client. Full time employees were paid and client employees were paid. I was not paid for Civic. I was not allowed to work unless I had manager approval as per an email as it was a holiday. Am I entitled to be paid for Civic?

I’m in Alberta and would like to know if constructive dismissal applies here and learn more about the perameters ?

If my company pays me severance in a lump sum am I responsible for paying a portion back when I find a job if it's before the severance time? eg. 6 months severance but find job at 3? I'm in Ontario.