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Forum: Canada

Sep 4th 2014, 2:16 pm

Replies: 20

employment rights

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Posted By backtomypast

Re: employment rights

You are welcome, if you have any other questions re employee rights feel free to ask me I know a bit about it as I have worked in HR.

Your are right the job market in BC is not very good and it is...

Forum: Canada

Sep 4th 2014, 2:11 pm

Replies: 20

employment rights

Views: 1,989

Posted By backtomypast

Re: employment rights

The amount he got would depend on how long he worked there.

The employer cannot fire your wife for getting pregnant if they did, then she would call employment standards and the employer would be...

Forum: Canada

Sep 4th 2014, 1:58 pm

Replies: 22

Has anyone moved to Canada with a child with special needs?

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Posted By backtomypast

Re: Has anyone moved to Canada with a child with special needs?

I have a grown daughter with special needs and when she lived in Alberta as an adult she got much more help than she gets now living in BC. I am also raising my 4 year old grandson who is...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jun 24th 2014, 5:12 am

Replies: 133

Language Differences between USA and UK

Views: 9,612

Posted By backtomypast

Re: Language Differences between USA and UK

My Mum is always calling someone a 'silly buggar' or some such. She is 87 and hasn't given up any of her British sayings for all the time she has been in Canada.

I use to use 'pansy' all the time...

Forum: The Rovers Return

May 19th 2014, 5:05 pm

Replies: 240

NEED ADVICE FROM PEOPLE OVER 50 WHO HAVE MOVED BACK OR PLANNING TO MOVE BACK TO THE U

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Posted By backtomypast

Re: NEED ADVICE FROM PEOPLE OVER 50 WHO HAVE MOVED BACK OR PLANNING TO MOVE BACK TO T

In England it is state pension age and in Scotland it is 60.

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

May 16th 2014, 11:49 am

Replies: 66

losing hope...

Views: 7,876

Posted By backtomypast

Re: losing hope...

Not sure how things work in your state but I know here in BC, Canada if you are the custodial parent you can petition the courts for the right to move with your children, especially if it is for...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

May 8th 2014, 8:27 am

Replies: 37

Mixed emotions

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Posted By backtomypast

Re: Mixed emotions

I understand how you are feeling, we came to Canada when I was 7 months old therefore I have never really lived anywhere but here. I have felt for a long time that I really don't fit in and have...

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