Canada

It's so much worse than the bit in the headline (emphasis mine)

After spending 35 years as a factory worker for Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited, Hopkins says his bosses terminated him last month in a five-minute phone call with no benefits and no severance.

On Jan. 8, 2024, Hopkins says a 907 kg overhead sliding door malfunctioned while he was trying to open it. The force "tore the flap right out" of Hopkins' shoulder joint, also damaging his arm and neck.

"Insane pain. It was really, really bad," Hopkins told Go Public. He says he repeatedly warned a Coca-Cola Bottling supervisor and the maintenance department about the door months before the injury. He says nothing was done.

Hopkins believes his employer's lack of action led to his injury and ultimately his termination. CBC News asked Coca-Cola Bottling about that. It did not answer those questions.

The company offered him a one time "gratuitous" lump sum payment of $2,511.20, "in recognition" of his 35 years of service and to support his transition away from Coke Canada Bottling.

But the payment was conditional on Hopkins signing a non-disclosure agreement and releasing the company from liability.

After decades on the job, Hopkins says the offer felt insulting, so he turned it down.