This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from case law and best practices for investigating workplace incidents.
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.
In-Person Training
WSIB claims for mental stress conditions pose unique challenges for employers. Join us as we discuss best practices for effectively managing mental stress claims, with a view to mitigating costs and working toward successful resolution of claims in the workplace.
In-Person Training
Disability Accommodation and Racial Discrimination in the Workplace
November 13, 2025Disability accommodation and racial discrimination are not well-suited to cookie cutter solutions. To help guide you through these consequential workplace challenges, this workshop will provide a legal update on racial discrimination, the accommodation process, systemic discrimination, and medical documentation management.
Speaking Engagement
From policy to practice – learn how to manage attendance challenges while supporting your team. Rebecca Feldman and Gabrielle Lemoine will discuss the legal principles related to attendance management at HRPA’s HR Power Lunch Webinar Series on November 13. Learn more!
Webinar
What to Do When Employees Depart
November 12, 2025Is your business protected when key employees depart? Employee resignations often bring significant commercial and legal risks, particularly when departing employees move to competitors or attempt to solicit clients or colleagues. Employers must learn the right steps to protect your organization’s relationships and information when key talent moves on. This one-hour webinar will walk participants through the legal obligations, practical steps, and common pitfalls to avoid when an employee exits their organization.
Speaking Engagement
2025 Faculty Bargaining Services (FBS) Annual Conference
November 12, 2025 - November 14, 2025How can universities respond to the evolving relationship between higher education and the workplace? Michael Kennedy and Amanda Lawrence-Patel will be speaking at the FBS Annual Conference on a series of labour relations hot topics for the universities sector. Learn more!
Speaking Engagement
Hicks Morley’s Stephanie Savoni will be co-chairing an upcoming Ontario Bar Association CPD program on November 5. Joined by Daryl Seupersad and others, the panel will share practical techniques and insights on witness examination in WSIB and WSIAT appeals.
Conference
School Board Management Conference: The New Rules of School Board HR
November 4, 2025From new leave entitlements and Human Rights Tribunal changes to Charter rights and precedent-setting arbitration awards, the Human Resources landscape for Ontario school boards is shifting fast. Our School Board Management conference will equip you with the must-know updates and strategies you need to stay compliant and prepared.
Virtual Training
Attendance Management Training Workshop 201
October 30, 2025In this Attendance Management Training Workshop 201, we briefly review the basic legal principles of attendance management. We then guide attendees through scenarios that address specific disability issues, best practices for returning an employee to work and when it may be appropriate to terminate an employee’s employment due to absenteeism.
Algonquin College: 2025 Fall Business and Leadership Conference
October 23, 2025The Algonquin College Fall Business and Leadership Conference brings together students, industry professionals, and academic leaders to explore key trends shaping the future of business and leadership. George Vuicic and Quinn Brown will deliver a session titled “When Work and Life Collide: Off-Duty Misconduct and Inflammatory Social Media Behaviour”, offering insights on the complex intersection between freedom of expression, online conduct and workplace privacy.