Training & Events

From accredited continuing legal education programs to special interest sessions for our clients and invited friends, Hicks Morley's conferences and events offer valuable insight into topical issues important to your business and your professional growth.


Conference / Seminar

Human Rights Update 2014: Accommodation and the Diverse Workforce

November 26, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toronto, ON

Materials Case Law Summaries PowerPoint Presentation Slides Agenda As the workforce in Ontario has become increasingly diverse, the range and complexity of accommodation issues facing Ontario employers have also grown substantially.  Keeping up with the continually-evolving legal landscape with respect to accommodation issues can be a challenge for many busy Corporate Counsel and Human Resources…

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Workplace Investigation Training

November 25, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Toronto, ON

  Fee – $750.00 plus $97.50 HST (13%), totalling $847.50 per person. Agenda This workshop focuses on essential investigation skills required by HR Professionals who are charged with investigating workplace incidents. Following instructional components, attendees will work, in small groups, through case scenarios designed to highlight strategies which can be used to deal with issues…

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Ex-pats and Imports – International Employment Law 101 (Accredited)

November 19, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toronto, ON

  Materials Agenda What happens if you transfer employees from France to Canada? Does their employment by the Canadian subsidiary end their employment with the French subsidiary? Which country has jurisdiction over any disputes arising from the termination of employment? Can Canadian lawyers provide advice about the employee’s French employment? If you send an employee…

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CCCA-Ontario Chapter In-House Counsel Management of Workplace Violence and Harassment

October 30, 2014
11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Toronto, ON

Agenda Every person is entitled to work in an environment free of violence and harassment. With the advent of social media, a new sphere of harassment has emerged. An employer’s failure to swiftly address inappropriate and unwelcome behaviour in the workplace is not only unpleasant for the victim involved, but also leads to hostile work…

Reception

Alumni Event

October 2, 2014
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Toronto, ON

Hicks Morley is pleased to host its first alumni event on Thursday, October 2, 2014. We hope this event will provide you with an opportunity to reconnect with current and former Hicks Morley lawyers and articling students for an enjoyable evening. Join us for a cocktail reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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A Change is Gonna Come – How to Create Employee Engagement in a Unionized Workforce (Accredited)

September 17, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toronto, ON

Agenda This session will describe how to move to a high performing workforce in a unionized environment. It will provide you with some of the basic understandings and tools necessary to significantly improve productivity and efficiency, improve the quality of your business deliverables, improve talent recruitment and retention and reduce internal costs through better people…

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Mid-Year Check-In: Key Developments in Labour Arbitration Law (Accredited)

June 18, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toronto, ON

The purpose of this session is to provide in-house counsel with updates on key developments in labour arbitration law and to discuss how to apply lessons drawn from key cases to strengthen policy, disciplinary and labour relations decisions in the following areas: Workplace Violence and Harassment: The potential areas of non-compliance that every employer should…