Successfully defended a food manufacturer in the termination of an employee accused of sexual harassment.
Industry: Manufacturing
Provided strategic advice to a major drink manufacturer in relation to multi-location bargaining and successfully managing multi-location labour disputes.
Provided strategic advice to a major drink manufacturer in relation to multi-location bargaining and successfully managing multi-location labour disputes.
Advised a major spirit producer in bargaining resulting in a significant rewrite of an established collective agreement.
Advised a major spirit producer in bargaining resulting in a significant rewrite of an established collective agreement.
Persuaded an arbitrator to order the production of a grievor’s complete medical file to his manufacturing employer, in order to support his claim for workplace accommodation.
Against the wishes of the grievor, persuaded the arbitrator to order the production of the grievor’s complete medical file to his manufacturing employer, in order to support his claim for workplace accommodation.
Successfully defended a manufacturer’s decision to terminate an employee for petty theft.
Successfully defended a manufacturer’s decision to terminate an employee for petty theft.
Persuaded an arbitrator to accept a beverage manufacturing employer’s position that its voluntary severance program did not discriminate against disabled employees.
Persuaded an arbitrator to accept a beverage manufacturing employer’s position that its voluntary severance program did not discriminate against disabled employees.
Successfully defended an automotive manufacturing employer’s position that no severance pay was owing to several employees pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Successfully defended an automotive manufacturing employer’s position that no severance pay was owing to several employees pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Successfully defended large automotive client at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against a claim for discrimination based on early retirement payment claw backs.
Successfully defended large automotive client at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against a claim for discrimination based on early retirement payment claw backs.
Labour and employment counsel to one of Canada’s leading steel producers in its CCAA restructuring.
Labour and employment counsel to one of Canada’s leading steel producers in its CCAA restructuring.
Nadine S. Zacks
Nadine is the chair of the firm’s Occupational Health and Safety Practice Group and regularly assists clients with responding to and defending orders and charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.