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What Can You Do If You Are Fit To Work But Your Employer Refuses to Roster You?
If you were out injured from work and your doctor has now cleared you to return, but your employer refuses to roster you, this may amount to a constructive dismissal- which means that you may be entitled to resign and seek compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Mar 23


Are You Supposed to Get Paid Leave?
If you are entitled to paid leave, whether based on your contract or the law, your employer is supposed to pay it accordingly. If your employer fails to do so, you may be entitled to resign and seek compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Mar 23


Is Your Employer Supposed to Call You Back After “Break Service”?
If your employer ends your contract to “break your service”, but they do not call you back to work, this may be considered an unfair dismissal and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Mar 23


How Much Are You Supposed To Be Paid For Working Overtime?
You should always be properly compensated for the time that you work. And if your employer fails to do so, you may be entitled to resign and seek compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Dec 8, 2025


What Can You Do If You Are Unjustly Denied Employment Benefits?
All benefits in a company should be given out fairly. You should not be unjustly denied any benefits, and if you are, you may be entitled to resign and seek compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Dec 8, 2025


What Can You Do If You Are Not Being Paid For Your Time?
Your employer has to compensate you for the time that you work. And if they fail to do so, you may b.e entitled to resign and seek compensation

Akiri Heath-Adams
Dec 8, 2025


Is It Possible To Demote Your Employee?
Demoting your employee to a lower position and/or a lower salary could amount to a constructive dismissal- which means that your employee might be entitled to resign and claim for compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Nov 27, 2025


What Can You Do If Your Employer Is Increasing Your Duties?
If your employer expands your job responsibilities, without your consent and without a proper increase in compensation, this may be unfair and it could amount to a constructive dismissal.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Nov 27, 2025


What can you do if you are suspended for no reason
Your employer does not have the right to suspend you for no reason, especially if the suspension is without pay and does not have an end date.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Nov 17, 2025


What can you do if you are fired on probation?
If your employer fired you while you were on probation, and he failed to follow the proper steps during your probation, that dismissal may be unfair and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Nov 14, 2025


What to do if you work in an Unsafe/Unhealthy Environment.
If you are exposed to unsafe working conditions, you may be able to resign and claim constructive dismissal- and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 30, 2025


What to do if you manager is Victimizing You.
If your manager or employer is treating you in an unfair manner and making the workplace intolerable for you, that may amount to a constructive dismissal- and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 27, 2025


Can Your Employer Terminate You With One Month’s Notice?
If you are terminated without a legitimate reason and solely based on the termination clause in your contract, that may be an unfair dismissal and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 20, 2025


Can Your Employer Force You to Work Without PPE?
If your employer fails to provide the required PPE and still instructs you to perform the task, your employer may be breaching their duty to provide a safe place of work and you may be entitled to leave and claim constructive dismissal- and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 20, 2025


Can Your Employer Fire You Based On An Allegation?
If your employer dismissed you without conducting an investigation, conducting a disciplinary hearing or applying a fair sanction (using progressive discipline), your dismissal may have been unfair and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 20, 2025


Can Your Employer Fire You For “Not Meeting Targets”?
Unless your employer took certain steps during your employment, a dismissal for "not meeting targets" may be unfair and you may be entitled to compensation.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 20, 2025


Can Your Employer Reduce Your Working Hours?
Your employer cannot reduce your working hours and salary, without your consent.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 20, 2025


Forced to Resign? You May Have Been Dismissed.
A genuine resignation must be your own free decision, not one made under threat or pressure.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 16, 2025


3 Options For Dealing with a Disruptive Employee
Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions for the greater good of the organization, but if you don’t follow the proper process, it could end up being very costly.

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 13, 2025


Are you paying overtime correctly?
Overtime calculations can sometimes be tricky but if you get them wrong, the penalties can be serious…

Akiri Heath-Adams
Oct 9, 2025
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