I feel for you and understand that at the crux of the whole issue is "bennies", or medical care in particular. Nasty what they did , and I sure wouldn't want to be the Chef telling you that you're fired.
I'm on the opposite side of the coin. In my neck of the woods the Labour Board and the Worker's Comp are all skewed towards the employee. I just finished fighting a case where an ex-employee claimed over $1000 in damages where she supposedly injured her foot/toe at work. Claimed the incidnent happened on a Fri. afternoon, yet only sought out medical attention on Mon. afternoon. X'rays failed to find anything, physical exam failed to find any bruising/broken skin or abrasions, doctor only prescribed time off. Yet the WCB (worker's comp board) found me at fault and asked me to pay up, and also refused to show me any medical documentation to support this claim. So I fought the case, original case officer "dissapeared" during subsequent investigation when I finally got a peek at the medical report. After 9 mths I was finally cleared of any wrong doing. This is not un-common, for it is far easier to go after the employer than the employee. Most small employers will suck up to the trumped up fines just to get them off their back, as both the employer, employee and the WCB know that the claim is bogus, but a small employer is an eejit and squashable, and must be punished.
Now with the Labour Board here, it's viva la Mexico---as in the Mexican justice system: Here it's the employer is always assumed guilty when any compaint is filed against him--no paperwork or supporting information is needed by the employee to lay a complaint and start the case. The employer is responsible for all time defending himself, for all costs involved. When the employer is found innocent of any such complaints (and I have been, on two occasions) the employer has no recourse to any compensatin for time/money spent, NOR WILL HE GET ANY ACKNOWLDEGDMENT THAT THE COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST HIM WAS FALSE.
There are pieces are crap on both sides of the fence, always looking to save money or make money at someone else's expense, and it gets me very upset.  |