Nicole is building a practice that includes advice and representation for employers in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour and employment issues including grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, wrongful dismissals, and workplace health and safety.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Avleen Banwait
Avleen maintains a broad labour and employment practice. She offers advice and representation to employers and management in the public and the private sectors on a wide range of matters including grievance arbitrations, wrongful dismissals, human rights and accommodation, collective bargaining, and workplace health and safety.
Successfully brought a preliminary motion resulting in the dismissal of three grievances for disclosing no prima facie case.
Successfully brought a preliminary motion resulting in the dismissal of three grievances for disclosing no prima facie case.
34 Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® List
Congratulations to the 34 Hicks Morley lawyers who are recognized in the 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the areas of Labour and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Workers’ Compensation Law.
Three Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ for Labour and Employment Law
Hicks Morley is delighted to share that Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell, Amanda Cohen and Nigel McKechnie have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ for their outstanding work in Labour and Employment Law.
Best Lawyers® Awards Hicks Morley “Law Firm of the Year” for Labour and Employment Law in Canada
Hicks Morley is proud to announce that the firm has been awarded “Law Firm of the Year” for Labour and Employment Law in Canada by Best Lawyers® for the second year in a row.
Ontario Government Announces Consultations Related to Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) has announced two consultations on proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Regulations related to two occupational health and safety issues: protecting workers from heat stress and heat-related illnesses and poor outdoor air quality and workplace health and safety. The MLITSD…
Successfully argued before the Ontario Labour Relations Board that placing unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave did not constitute a layoff under the collective agreement and was a valid exercise of the employer’s management rights.
Successfully argued before the Ontario Labour Relations Board that placing unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave did not constitute a layoff under the collective agreement and was a valid exercise of the employer’s management rights.
Upheld decision of fire department to downstaff when too many firefighters called in sick.
Upheld decision of fire department to downstaff when too many firefighters called in sick.
Successfully represented a large school board in a labour arbitration where the union sought compensation for expenses employees incurred as a result of switching to remote work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. All grievances were dismissed.
Successfully represented a large school board in a labour arbitration where the union sought compensation for expenses employees incurred as a result of switching to remote work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. All grievances were dismissed.