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My son has been accused of stealing at work, which he denies. What steps should he take to protect himself?
Optional Information: Province/Territory relating to question: Ontario Already Tried: Labour board inquiry
Is he in a union?
Is he being offered a chance to tell his side of the story?
No Union. No they suspended him for 5 days and asked him to sign a form.
I am sorry to hear this.
What was in the form?
I am not sure I am having it faxed to me. My son was upset and did not read the form. They did not provide him with a copy.
Oh no.
Let me know what is says, generally, once you get it.
Also let me know what the value of the goods allegedly is, whether they say they are going to the police, and how long he has worked there for.
I will be around a lot today so take your time and don't feel pressured to answer until you know all the information.
Thanks will do.
OK
The value is money aproximately 2500.00 over a 3 month period. But some went missing when he was not working? He has worked there a year. And they have not stated whether they are calling the police or not.
He also worked there previously for 3 years. He quit for awhile (2 months) then was hired back.
I am at work and do not have access to this email after 4:30, can I resume the chat tomorrow.
Sure
But I will provide my answer now and you can post back tomorrow.
If they call the police make sure your son knows that he has the right to counsel before making any statement and that he should insist on that right first.
The law is that he has a right to a full investigation by the employer and this investigation and decision-making process must be fair and impartial.
He has a legal right to be heard.
If they do not afford him these rights then if he is dismissed it may be considered by the Court to be a case of wrongful dismissal.
It may be best for your son to consider sitting down with an employment lawyer now for a brief consultation.
Your son can contact the Law Society and use their Lawyer Referral Service.He will be given the name of a lawyer and can consult with the lawyer and the first half hour will be free. The number is: 1-800-268-8326 or XXX-XXX-XXXX (within the GTA)
Good Morning. The manager would not give ny son the paper he signed, instead said he sent it to head office and he would have to obtain it from there.
That is just horrible treatment and completely unreasonable.
I think your son should consult with an employment lawyer at this point.
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I used this service so I knew steps to take to assist my son. though you were quick to respond I feel that 39.00 is too much to pay to be told to consult a lawyer. I am aware of the lawyer referral service and the free 1/2 but it actually costs money for the call, so I tried using this service instead. I do not like the icon poor service it was just information that was not useful,
Did you mean to give me poor service rating?
I don't like it either.I
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You paid the site but I won't get paid with that rating.
I am a bit surprised to be honest.
I spent much more time with you than the average chat.
And we kept it open for so much longer.
I explained the law quite a bit I thought.
I feel badly you are not satisfied as well.
That does not make any sense. It was not a rating against you personally. Wow if this is the case then I will ensure that all my family friends and co workers are aware that this site is not worth even looking at.
Thanks for saying that but the way the site works is as I described it.
I don't work for the site so I have no say or input in how this works.
I just answer questions when I can to help customers.
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I am a practicing lawyer and would not spend time here if that were not the case. I can assure you of that.