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I was employed by a sports management company on a part time basis with a contract from March 2025-August 31st 2025. I received emails in august asking if we were returning for the fall and what types of shifts we wanted, I had also corresponded with my supervisor about new programs coming up that i could partake in. After one shift on the what I assumed was a Tacit renewal of my contract, I was informed that i was being not renewed as of September 1st and the shifts i was scheduled for after that date were a mistake. They said it was due to unacceptable behavior so i asked for clarification on what i had done and they said that "it was said that you called others stupid for doing things a certain way, i hadnt done what the coordinator had asked one time, it had been heard that I had said i dont "need" the job because I have a full time job, and finally because at some instances they felt my face didnt look like i wanted to be there". Is this allowed? a retroactive non-renewal feels sketchy and on top of that, their reasons have a discriminatory lean to it. Just want to know if they did anything legally wrong that i could write them a letter about.
You may have been governed by a verbal contract of employment, if you provided services after the expiry of the fixed term contract in August, entitling you to payment in lieu of notice. We would have to review the documentation and your circumstances further to be able to provide specific advice on your matter, please contact our office for a consultation.