After two short days of training, Kalia Douglas-Micallef says she was fired from Freshii because of her hearing aids, not for her ability to do her job. She believes she wasn't given a fair chance because of her two digital hearing aids that are visible when she puts her hair up, as is required by most restaurants. I was just fired by a manager at @freshii in a Scarborough location after only 2 days of training because I wear hearing aids. The company says after talking to Douglas-Micallef and management at the Scarborough store, it has determined that Douglas-Micallef was fired with just cause. However, Douglas-Micallef believes that if Freshii was concerned with her hearing level, management should have spoken to her and/or put her in a position where she wasn't dealing with customers.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2018 09:56 UTC