Can You Be Fired for Refusing to Do Something at Work?
The answer is not yes or no. A lawful work direction is one thing. An unsafe one, or one that breaks the agreement, is another. Do not guess alone.
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Workplace Rights
Discipline, investigations, accommodation, health and safety — the issues workers actually hit.
Can an Employer Change Your Job Without Your Permission?
Often they can change duties, hours, or location — until the agreement, the classification, or the law says otherwise. Permission is not the test. The contract is.
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What Is Duty to Accommodate in the Workplace?
In Ontario it comes from the Human Rights Code, not from a generous boss. The employer must accommodate to the point of undue hardship — and that phrase does not mean “this is inconvenient.”
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Can Your Employer Discipline You Without a Warning?
Sometimes yes. Usually no. Progressive discipline is the norm — until the misconduct is serious enough that a warning would be theatre.
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Accommodation Is Not a Favour
The duty to accommodate does not come from a generous employer or a well-written clause. It comes from the Code — and undue hardship is not “this is inconvenient.”
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