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Hello, I am returning to work after sick leave. I told my employer I can return to full time hours, but with my medical letter I can't return to same job. I am a mechanic (no union). I work flat rate (piece work), this means they only pay for what I can complete. I have tremors and can not safely work on cars anymore. but I can work on other things 8 hours a day 5 days a week. They have told me they only can let me return as a mechanic and they will not pay me straight time ( time I am at the job) for example 7-4pm. So if it now takes me 4 hours to do a job that pays an hour I will have a very hard time making a living. He also said " I can perhaps offer a few hours straight time here and there to help onboard new staff (for example, helping the new techs write up stories, use equipment, etc), however it wouldn't be significant " They won't end my contract or lay me off. I have been there 27 years. I can't just leave and not be able to collect EI. I know if I quit EI will not pay me. I don't know what to do.
Thank you
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