As one of the featured lawyers speaking at the forum, Charles Hofley will discuss key topics in HR including artificial intelligence, bargaining trends and current labour relations, arbitration and human rights issues in the developmental services sector.
Training & Events
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The 2022 OASIS Conference will be a hybrid model with options available for virtual and in-person attendance. As Ontario’s pre-eminent event for senior executives in this
service sector, the conference brings together the province’s leading organizations and will include a wide range of plenary sessions and workshops.
Workshop
Attendance Management Training Workshop
September 10, 2019This one-day interactive workshop focuses on fundamental legal principles relating to attendance management and will provide tips on drafting a successful attendance management plan.
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Overview Keeping up to date on the law to ensure that your organization is in compliance with legislation and precedent setting decisions may seem daunting. This session will help you navigate the increasingly complex legal framework that HR Professionals work in, addressing some key challenges agencies are facing including collective bargaining; integrated community based service…
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Overview The Human Resources field is in constant change. The challenge for all Human Resource Professionals is to keep pace with the emerging knowledge and techniques in order to support the management team with accurate and timely information. Hicks Morley has partnered with the Brockville & District HRPA Chapter of the Human Resource Professional Association…
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Topics Case Law Update The New WSIB Chronic Mental Stress Policy Legalization of Cannabis When Good Employees go Bad Harassment: What it is, What it is Not Social Media: Policy Best Practices, Misconduct and Litigation Evidence Accommodation Hot Topics: Medical Marijuana, Addictions and Service Animals
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Accommodation Training Workshop
October 11, 2018There’s no such thing as “textbook” accommodation. Whether your employee has a challenging physical or mental disability that impacts their ability to do the job, childcare problems that interfere with their performance, faith-related obligations or is in the process of transitioning, how you respond to that individual’s request – or don’t – can mean significant liability for your organization. Are you prepared?
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Conference / Seminar
Join us as we discuss these latest legal developments and more as we present effective tips, strategies and best practices that can help your organization stay on the leading edge of human resources management.
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Brockville and Cornwall HRPA East Region HR Full-Day Legal Conference
November 14, 2017The Human Resources field is in constant change. The challenge for all Human Resource Professionals is to keep pace with the emerging knowledge and techniques in order to support the management team with accurate and timely information. On October 26th Hicks Morley has partnered with the Quinte Chapter and the Northumberland and District Chapter of the Human Resource Professional Association to bring you an HR Labour and Employment Law Update.
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Seasoned counsel will review the year’s most important cases and legislative developments, and flag significant litigation and legislative reform on the horizon.
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Update on Privacy in Employment Law
October 27, 2017The workplace has always been a fertile ground for emerging privacy and access issues. Striking the right balance between employer and employee rights, as well as privacy and security, has become an increasingly complex exercise. This panel will focus on emerging employment issues, including developments in the role that arbitrators are playing in applying (or challenging) enforcement of privacy standards; employee surveillance, workplace investigations and drug and alcohol testing; as well as the privacy and access challenges of implementing a BYOD program.
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Bill 148 proposes sweeping changes to employment and labour laws in Ontario, creating substantial compliance obligations and potential risks for employers. Amendments to the Bill were passed in August and even more changes may occur when the House returns in September. Most of the Bill’s changes will come into effect on January 1, 2018.
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Workplace Investigations
September 29, 2017Conference Kingston & the 1000 Islands Legal Conference Topic Workplace Investigations
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Advantage CPD: Key Issues in Social Services
May 24, 2017Please join us for an update on key issues that impact social services organizations in Ontario, and a discussion of the latest legal developments and emerging trends. We will take a whirlwind look at a number of issues affecting your workplace and provide you with the practical tools…
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Topic: Legal Topics Impacting Non-Profits Overview: This presentation will cover emerging topics in labour and employment law that will mean the difference between surviving to thriving for organizations responding to such issues.
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Disrupt HR
October 28, 2016Ottawa, ON
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2016 Ottawa Client Conference
May 6, 2016Change is a constant in the human resources world: ongoing developments in the law, whether through new legislation or the courts, and the rapid evolution of best practices create a fast-paced learning environment for human resources professionals.
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2016 OASIS Annual Conference: Generate the Power, Capture the Energy, Inspire the Future
May 4, 2016 - May 6, 2016Topic: What Does the Labour Landscape Hold in Store for 2016 and Beyond?
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Infonex Managing Your Duty of Accommodate Conference
March 30, 2016Topic “Developments in Current Family-Status Cases and Decisions”
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HRPA Ottawa Dine and Learn
March 10, 2016Topic “Testifying as a Witness – Tips to Boost Your Credibility and Your Case”
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OASIS Labour Relations Information Session
January 20, 2016Topic: Developmental Service Advisory Group Update Agenda: Developmental Service Advisory Group (DSAG) WSIB Changes Pay Equity Update, including Survey Results PSHSA / DS Sector Project Update MOL Blitz & Project Results Pension Survey Results Collective Bargaining 2017
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Lancaster Ottawa Human Rights and Labour Law Conference
September 30, 2015“The Supreme Court’s Decision on the Right to Strike: The practical implications”
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2015 HRPA Ottawa Chapter Annual Conference
May 27, 2015 - May 28, 2015Topic Workplace Mental Health: Issues Agenda
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“Current Decisions and Upcoming Issues: Major case law and legislative roundup”
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Stay on the leading edge of Human Resources change Change is a constant in the human resources world – with new laws and court decisions and the evolution of best practices. Employers must take the lead in responding to these emerging challenges – and Hicks Morley is pleased to be your partner in navigating this…
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OASIS Annual Conference
May 8, 2014Topic Navigating the Hurdles: a Legal Prospective
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Agenda The Human Resources field is in constant change. The challenge for all Human Resource Professionals is to keep pace with the emerging knowledge and techniques in order to support the management team with accurate and timely information. On October 8th Hicks Morley has partnered with the Quinte Chapter and the Northumberland and District Chapter…
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County of Carleton Law Association, Six-Minute Labour Lawyer
September 19, 2013Topic Frustration of Contracts
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HRPA – Ottawa
June 14, 2013Roundtable on Investigations
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OASIS Labour Relations Committee Information Session
November 19, 2012Topic Reporting Non-Worker Injuries: The Divisional Court ruling in Blue Mountain
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Preventing, Mitigating and Managing the Insider Threat
November 7, 2012 - November 8, 2012Topic The Legal Perspective on Insider Threats
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Position Your Organization Ahead of the Field in Human Resources Since the founding of Hicks Morley in 1972, tremendous changes in the legal, social and technology landscape have affected the way employers in Canada manage their workplaces. Now more than ever, employers must take the lead and respond to the countless new and different challenges…
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Ottawa HRPA Annual Law Conference
May 1, 2012Topic What’s New,What’s Hot,In Labour and Employment Law
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OASIS Labour Relations Committee Information Session
November 17, 2011Topic Legal Rights & Responses to Certification Drives