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I am a salaried employee with 91/2 years. Entitled to 3 weeks vacation. I am retiring at the end of this month, March 28. Am I entitled to the 3 weeks vacation pay, or can I take them before or after March 28. Thank you.

I am an "independent contractor" real estate clerk. Have been working for the same firm for 30+ years paid hourly earning about 45-50k yearly. Due to downturn in real estate market there is little or no work for me. I have had little communication with the employer and not sure how to go about starting the conversation of "how he plans on moving forward from here without putting my future at risk. Complicated by the fact that my daughter also works full time on salary at the same office and don't want to create waves that may cause problems for her as well

Does the company have the right to change my schedule with less than 24 hrs notice and expect me to abide by the decision without any incentive to do so?

I am a rRegional My manager requires me to find 11 people to cover me before i send a request, however we do not even have the resource of 11. I emailed to find coverage 3 times, with not enough responses. I can not request my vacation until my coverage is full. What are my rights?

I am management employee at a company. Currently on maternity leave till Q3-2025. Can my company clawback parental benefits (substantial $) if I resign voluntarily? I signed a form, indemnifying my company to claw back any benefits paid, if I do not return to work for 6 consecutive months after leave. Caveat: 1) the company office moves locations to 50+km from home in 2025 (I knew this before leave) and 2) hybrid work model changed to full time in office (announced after leave).