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My employer is going to terminate me while I am on leave of absence and pregnant. I suspect I have been discriminated against when choosing others. My company is going through layoffs due to cost savings. What are my rights? Is there anyway I could dispute this?

an employee at work is constantly harassing me and its gotten to the point of physical attacks and possible permanent damage its affecting my mental health i dont feel safe to return to work what can I do?

My employer is going to terminate me using the Frustration Clause for i have been off work on disability for 5 years. They didn't give me any source of income during this 5 years where I eventually was approved by the government CPP. I have been employed for 30 years as a manager in a large business firm. My employer stated that I didn't have enough hours worked after the pandemic. I worked 24 hours then went on disability. They now gave me 7 days notice to respond in writing that I am unable to perform any work and that they will send me a severance offer thereafter. What are my rights?

Are employers obligated to call an ambulance if an employee is having a medical emergency? My father had a stroke while at work. When the symptoms first started to appear his supervisor just told him to sit down. They left him there alone for nearly four hours even as things got worse. Eventually, they told him to call home and get picked up. When I arrived, he was essentially incapacitated, couldn't walk, speak, and wasn't responding to my questions. Was his employer legally responsible to get him medical assistance?

My employer is trying to make me work some of my shifts in a different location (despite my contract stating the address of my work, with a vague clause as follows: "the Company may re-assign, reallocate or re-organize your duties and responsibilities as circumstances change provided such changes do not constitute a fundamental breach of contract or constructive dismissal as recognized by common law and the ESA"). The location is not extremely far away, however, it would add costs of transport that I currently do not have. Because of the nature of my work, I also start my shifts early in the morning, which would require me to have an even earlier start to my day in order to be on time - something that I did not sign up for when I took the job offer. It also adds additional stress as I would be dividing my work between different locations and environments. Is there any way in which I could dispute this?