Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service for cause based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision on judicial review (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service, for cause, based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision, on judicial review, in superior court (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Resolved employment standards litigation before the Ontario Labour Relations Board on behalf of a hotel.
Resolved employment standards litigation before the Ontario Labour Relations Board on behalf of a hotel.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application related to interpretation of a collective agreement.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application related to interpretation of a collective agreement.
Assisted school board clients in successful application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board in respect of an unlawful strike.
Assisted school board clients in successful application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board in respect of an unlawful strike.
Successfully defended a not-for-profit legal clinic at a labour arbitration alleging wrongful dismissal.
Successfully defended a not-for-profit legal clinic at a labour arbitration alleging wrongful dismissal.
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) in their inside/outside, fire and EMS collective bargaining and interest arbitrations.
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) in their inside/outside, fire and EMS collective bargaining and interest arbitrations.
Successfully argued an interim decision before the Ontario Labour Relations Board permitting a construction client to maintain counsel of its choice for the duration of the hearing.
Successfully argued an interim decision before the Ontario Labour Relations Board permitting a construction client to maintain counsel of its choice for the duration of the hearing.
Successfully defended a school board at labour arbitration in a case involving its denial of an employee’s request to take a paid “religious Holy Day” in order to attend a religious convention.
Successfully defended a school board at labour arbitration in a case involving its denial of an employee’s request to take a paid “religious Holy Day” in order to attend a religious convention.
Counsel to a gaming facility in its first contract negotiations and in respect of all labour and employment matters.
Counsel to a gaming facility in its first contract negotiations and in respect of all labour and employment matters.