Speaking Engagement

Overview Join this popular annual webinar to hear about important developments in human resources law over the past year, and the key trends to think about for 2018. Topics will include an update on bargaining trends in the LTC sector, key changes under the WSIB regime, labour and employment update with a focus on Bill…

Speaking Engagement

Overview Over the course of two days, chief fire officers, senior municipal officials and human resource professionals hear from a team of legal experts, fire chiefs from across Ontario, and renowned international speakers that give insight, up-to-date knowledge and guidance into a wide range of labour relations issues that are currently impacting the fire service….

Conference / Seminar

This session is tailored to the practice of employment and labour law by in-house counsel. We will distribute scenarios containing ethical dilemmas faced by counsel. After a small group discussion on the scenarios, the discussion will be opened up to the overall group, guided by a review of the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct.

Workshop

This workshop focuses on essential investigation skills required by HR Professionals who are charged with investigating workplace incidents including: workplace harassment and violence complaints, discrimination and harassment complaints under the Human Rights Code, employee misconduct such as suspected sick leave abuse or time theft, and more!

Conference / Seminar

We are pleased to invite you to our complimentary School Board Conference dedicated to school boards in Eastern Ontario at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Kingston Waterfront in Kingston on November 30, 2017, commencing at 10:00 a.m. Our half-day conference will cover a wide variety of topics of interest to supervisory officers and human resources practitioners. We will be presenting on recent developments in labour, employment and human rights law, including critical issues concerning the changing landscape in the school board sector. Our presentations will include time for interactive discussions, including questions. The conference will conclude with lunch.

Conference / Seminar

Accommodation issues, including pay equity continue to present challenging issues for human resources professionals and in-house counsel in the federal sector. For both employers and service providers alike, ever-evolving jurisprudence and recent legislative reforms are continuing to generate new obligations – and potential new liability. Faced with novel complaints and requests for accommodation, prudent employers and service providers must be prepared to think “outside the box.”