Represented an employer in successfully resisting a certification application at the labour board.
Work
We offer legal services that include advice, courtroom and tribunal advocacy, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, policy development and strategic planning. Below are examples of work we have performed for our clients.
Successfully represented a long-term care home in a judicial review application related to the decision of an arbitrator to issue a declaration of collective agreement violation against the employer, with no other penalty.
Successfully represented a mental health facility in a judicial review application related to the calculation of overtime pay in accordance with the collective agreement.
Counsel on labour and employment due diligence reviews in healthcare sector amalgamations.
Successfully defended a union grievance challenging the termination of a long-term employee for serious safety violations.
Successfully defended a union grievance seeking inclusion of a non-union position within the bargaining unit.
Successfully obtained dismissal of a union wage grievance for an entire job classification based on untimeliness.
Successfully brought a preliminary motion resulting in the dismissal of three grievances for disclosing no prima facie case.
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.