Labour Relations, Employment & Workplace Law
We represent employers and management, providing sophisticated, strategic and proactive advice emphasizing practical resolution. Our group has wide-ranging experience representing employers in all types of labour, workplace and employment law matters, and regularly appear in court on confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation matters. No matter how large, sophisticated or small your operation may be we can help.
Our clients are employers of all size, Federally and Provincially regulated, in all types of businesses, unionized and non-unionized, operating in the public and private sectors. We help them maximize their productivity by improving environment, process, policies and practices.
We are seasoned negotiators and astute strategists and have provided strong leadership in labour disputes and collective agreements. We counsel management and business owners on maintaining a union free environment, when a union is or may be organizing, the administration and enforcement of collective agreements, contract interpretation, and at all stages through a strike.
It is quite common for us to appear on behalf of management before employment tribunals, the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the labour board and boards of arbitration.
Given that we represent management in situations where a termination of employment is necessary as well as employees who have been wrongfully dismissed, we have a wide breadth of experience to share with our clients. Above all, that means practical, bottom line legal advice.
Clients refer us to others because they feel that we are competent and dependable, and that our advice is practical, understandable and makes good business sense.
Services include:
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Collective Agreement negotiation
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Occupational Health and Safety Act |
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Contract labour and outsourced resources |
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Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings |
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Discipline and termination |
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Pay equity |
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Disputes before the Ontario and Canada Labour Relations Boards |
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Post - Employment strategy and remedies |
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All matters relating to hiring and dismissal of employees |
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Strategic Workforce Planning - sale, closure and restructuring |
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Duty to accommodate |
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Privacy |
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Employment contracts |
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Workplace harassment |
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Employment policies |
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Workplace policies |
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Employment standards compliance |
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Workplace safety and insurance |
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Employee stock option and incentive and bonus schemes |
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Workers Compensation Board assessments and claims |
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Grievance arbitration |
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Wrongful Dismissal Litigation and ADR |
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Human Rights policies and complaints |
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Union avoidance |
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Injunctions |
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Sexual harassment |
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Labour Relations Board proceedings |
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