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You will then probably have to ask for payment from your employer through a Self-Help Kit, though there are some exceptions to this. If your employer fails to pay after you have made a request, you can make a written complaint to the Employment Standards Branch online, in person, or by mail. | You will then probably have to ask for payment from your employer through a Self-Help Kit, though there are some exceptions to this. If your employer fails to pay after you have made a request, you can make a written complaint to the Employment Standards Branch online, in person, or by mail. | ||
Also, you may be able to sue for breach of contract and potentially obtain more than the minimum you are entitled to under the Act. Check script [If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)|241]], called “If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal” for more information on this process. You may need legal advice about whether to complain to the Employment Standards Branch or sue for breach of contract, or do both, though doing both may not be possible. It is therefore important that you get legal advice before accepting severance or a termination package from your employer. | Also, you may be able to sue for breach of contract and potentially obtain more than the minimum you are entitled to under the Act. Check script [[If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)|241]], called “If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal” for more information on this process. You may need legal advice about whether to complain to the Employment Standards Branch or sue for breach of contract, or do both, though doing both may not be possible. It is therefore important that you get legal advice before accepting severance or a termination package from your employer. | ||
If you think you were fired because of your age, gender, religion, or some other personal characteristic, you may have a separate claim under human rights law. For more information on human rights claims, contact the BC Human Rights Tribunal at 604.775.2000 in Vancouver and 1.888.440.8844 elsewhere in BC or visit www.bchrt.bc.ca. Further, if you worked for the federal government or in an industry regulated by the federal government, including banks and airlines, you can contact the Canadian Human Rights Commission at 604.666.2251 in Vancouver and 1.800.999.6899 elsewhere in BC. See its website, at [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca www.chrc-ccdp.ca], for more information. As well, check script [[Protection against Job Discrimination (Script 270)|270]], called “Protection against Job Discrimination” and script [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)|236]], called “Human Rights and Discrimination Protection”. | If you think you were fired because of your age, gender, religion, or some other personal characteristic, you may have a separate claim under human rights law. For more information on human rights claims, contact the BC Human Rights Tribunal at 604.775.2000 in Vancouver and 1.888.440.8844 elsewhere in BC or visit www.bchrt.bc.ca. Further, if you worked for the federal government or in an industry regulated by the federal government, including banks and airlines, you can contact the Canadian Human Rights Commission at 604.666.2251 in Vancouver and 1.800.999.6899 elsewhere in BC. See its website, at [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca www.chrc-ccdp.ca], for more information. As well, check script [[Protection against Job Discrimination (Script 270)|270]], called “Protection against Job Discrimination” and script [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)|236]], called “Human Rights and Discrimination Protection”. | ||