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I am a Sales Engineer employed with an HVAC company. HR has officially put me in PIP. They have said if i don't improve my performance by end of November, I will be terminated, and they have set unrealistic goals sales that's impossible to achieve in 2.5 month, thus termination is inevitable. what cam i do to avoid getting fired with cause in the next 2 months.

I was a Financial Advisor at a banking firm. I had a strong history of exceeding performance targets and colleagues including my manager who can vouch for my work ethic. I was terminated with cause on grounds of viewing 4 staff members personal identifiers such as DOB,Name,Age and Phone number. I did not copy or use any date for any malicious intent. What is my best course of action to fight this?

After massive layoffs and resignations, tasks from higher-paid roles are becoming assigned to me, with no change in my title or pay. I've expressed to the assigning manager & HR that I can't keep up as my current tasks are falling behind. I was told that I have no choice to decline. I expressed that I can't accept an assignment that I know I can't perform well on that will have blame put on me for, and he said it will fall on me anyway. I'm curious if this constitutes as constructive dismissal. This discussion came after months of dealing with being outcasted/excluded in the office and dealing with micro-aggressions most days of the week. I've lost my appetite at work entirely and am having trouble sleeping at night because I'm constantly worrying about the toxic environment I have to clock in to the next day to survive. HR has also contributed to the problems, both with micro-aggressions and inappropriate task delegation; thus I am uncomfortable seeking support from them.

My company owns multiple businesses. I have worked for the parent company for 8 years. I am now being told (not asked) that I have to take on responsibilities at one of their other companies but maintain my duties and work load at the parent company without any talk of monetary increase.

Hello, I have worked for my employer for 4 years, working 40 hours weekly. I have no employment contract. My employer now wishes to reduce my weekly hours to 34. That's a 15% decrease. Could this be considered Constructive dismissal? I have read that Constructive dismissal can be considered for an hour decrease of 20% or more. Thank you