'''Union membersIf you did not receive the notice or equivalent pay that you are entitled to:# Follow the steps outlined above in "[[My employer isn''' t paying my wages]]" to file an employment standards complaint. The steps will vary depending on whether your employer is federally or provincially regulated. If your employer is federally regulated, you must file your complaint within 90 days of the dismissal, so act quickly.#If you belong to a unionhave been dismissed without just cause, you should immediately ask may also sue your shop steward or other union representative employer in court for '''wrongful dismissal'''. See "[[I need to take someone to court—what's the process?|I need to take someone to file a grievance on your behalfcourt]]" in this Guide.

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 === Employment Standards Complaints === As discussed in the question If you have filed an employment standards complaint, see "[[My employer isn't paying my wages]], you need to know whether your employer is federally or provincially regulated. Each one has minimum notice requirements for workers who have been dismissed without just cause: === Provincially regulated employer === You are entitled to at least: * one week's notice (or equivalent pay) after three consecutive months of employment; * two weeks' notice (or equivalent pay) after 12 consecutive months of employment; * three weeks' notice (or equivalent pay) after three consecutive years of employment plus an additional week's notice (or equivalent pay) for each additional consecutive year of employment to a maximum of eight weeks' notice (or equivalent pay). To seek pay " in lieu of the required period of notice, contact the [[Employment Standards Branch of BC]]. The process is similar to the process this Guide for collecting unpaid wageswhat happens next.  ===Federally regulated employer ===

You are entitled to at least two weeks' notice or two weeks of severance pay in lieu of notice once you have completed three consecutive months of employment. If you have worked 12 or more months, you can apply for an order that you be given your job back, along with all the pay you would have earned had you not been dismissed. You may be awarded less than chosen to sue your full loss of earnings depending on the facts. To seek severance pay or reinstatement from a federally regulated employer, follow the process for collecting unpaid wages from a federally regulated former employer, following the procedures in the [http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/lp/lo/opd-ipg/opd/700-10a1.shtml#appa_1 "Payment Claim Kitsee "] from [[Employment Standards (Canada)]] of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). You must file your complaint within 90 days of the dismissal, so act quickly. === Wrongful dismissal lawsuits ===If you have been dismissed without just cause, you may also sue your employer in court for '''wrongful dismissal''I need to take someone to court—what'. See s the section of this guide entitled, “[[process?|I need to take someone to court]]”" in this Guide for what happens next.

* [[Employment Standards Branch of BC]] if your employer is provincially regulated, and [[Employment Standards (Canada)]], for employees of a if your employer is federally-regulated employer. * [[Access Pro Bono]], [[Lawyer Referral Service]], [[Salvation Army Pro Bono Lawyer Consultation Program]], and [[Private Bar Lawyers]]. * The ''Law Students’ Students' Legal Advice Program Manual Chapter 6 '' chapter on "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1711 “Employment Law”Employment Law] " for useful information on unjust dismissal.