Thanks for the responses. Rather comically the person who fired me is also the one who had to call me, and I think it is safe to say that he was very unhappy about it based on his tone. This same person is also who WCB would have been talking too.
WCB is not blackmailing them so I can get the hours to qualify for EI. The EI comment was from me as one of the reasons why I would possibly put myself through working with them again. Problem is the new location I would have to go to is not well spoken of and appears to be where they send some of the less desirable personalities(that still do good work).
I believe that the initial termination was to get me off the books as they have been enacting "Lean" business practices and while I was injured they were not getting full value. I also believe that as long as my case is open they have to pay an increased premium to WCB. So this all was very much about money for them.
I also believe the reason that they are not supposed to terminate an injured employee is because it is considered an act of bad faith unless they can prove that accomitating the employee is causing undue hardship to the company.
Not once was I taken aside and told I did something wrong, on several occassions I did things not even the senior employees could. But that also may have been a contibuting reason as I was the youngest team member and those older may not have liked it when I out shined them. I had perticular trouble with one person who just would not listen, which resulted in several lost hours of productivity.
I am thinking more and more that I should refuse to report and see if I can get another job in a couple weeks, but on the same hand I need the income. The reality that they are only going to hire me back until their obligation is complete is very realistic, problem is that proving they intend to terminate me again after hiring me to a new employment agreement could be hard. Also of note is I never had to sign an employment agreement the first time I was hired, I only had to fill out tax forms.
The new agreement which I have yet to see is probably another way they will try and cover their butts and make it hard to come after them for wrongful dissmissal.
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