Overview The Construction Labour & Employment Relations Conference is uniquely designed to foster relevant and timely discussion driven by the needs of senior executives and professionals representing Canadian building trades unions and construction employers. Through candid debate, panel discussions and expert-led presentations, seasoned practitioners and leading advisors will examine significant legislative developments and emerging labour…
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Provincial Network on Developmental Services: 2023 DS HR Forum
As one of the featured lawyers speaking at the forum, Charles Hofley will discuss key topics in HR including artificial intelligence, bargaining trends and current labour relations, arbitration and human rights issues in the developmental services sector.
Chambers Canada 2024 Guide Recognizes Hicks Morley for Employment & Labour and Pensions & Benefits
Hicks Morley has once again been recognized as a leading law firm in the Chambers Canada 2024 Guide for Employment & Labour (Ontario and Nationwide) and Pensions & Benefits (Nationwide). The firm is noted for being a “very strong boutique employment firm with great client service,” with one client saying, “For work relating to collective bargaining, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie is the place to go,” and another remarking, “We couldn’t do it without them.”
County of Carleton Law Association: Ottawa Eight-Minute Employment Lawyer
The County of Carleton Law Association’s newly extended Ottawa Eight-Minute Employment Lawyer program is designed for all lawyers with an interest in learning about the latest in employment law, whether they practise exclusively or only occasionally in this area of law. At this year’s event, Siobhan O’Brien has written a paper and will present a session titled, “Electronic Monitoring, Privacy, and Employment Law.”
We Welcome Six New Associates to the Firm
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that six new associates have joined the firm in our Toronto office.
Abiola Akinyemi
Abiola’s practice involves providing strategic advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of issues including grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, occupational health and safety, human rights and accommodation, and employment standards.
Successfully defended a union grievance challenging the termination of a long-term employee for serious safety violations.
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 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 obtained dismissal of a union wage grievance for an entire job classification based on untimeliness.
Kelly Brennan
Kelly is building a practice that includes advice and representation for employers in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour, employment, and human rights issues.