Acted as chief spokesperson in a number of rounds of collective bargaining in the public and private sectors.
Work
We offer legal services that include advice, courtroom and tribunal advocacy, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, policy development and strategic planning. Below are examples of work we have performed for our clients.
Successfully represented a municipality at rights arbitration involving complex scheduling issues.
Successfully represented an employer in a labour board application to terminate a union’s bargaining rights.
Successfully represented a manufacturing employer in a grievance arbitration in which the termination of an employee for a health and safety incident was upheld.
Successfully represented a healthcare employer in having a policy grievance with respect to shift premium pay dismissed.
Represented a municipal employer in a grievance arbitration to have a grievance challenging the scope of the bargaining unit dismissed.
Represented an employer in successfully resisting a certification application at the labour board.
Successfully represented a long-term care home in a judicial review application related to the decision of an arbitrator to issue a declaration of collective agreement violation against the employer, with no other penalty.
Successfully represented a mental health facility in a judicial review application related to the calculation of overtime pay in accordance with the collective agreement.
Counsel on labour and employment due diligence reviews in healthcare sector amalgamations.