Hicks Morley’s Scott Williams and Victoria McCorkindale will be speaking on a panel with privacy regulator staff at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium, the largest annual gathering of privacy professionals.
Training & Events
From accredited continuing legal education programs to special interest sessions for our clients and invited friends, Hicks Morley's conferences and events offer valuable insight into topical issues important to your business and your professional growth.
Workshop
Attendance Management Training Workshop 201
May 9, 2023Employee absenteeism is one of the most challenging issues an employer faces and it can impact productivity and morale in the workplace. In addressing absenteeism issues, employers must be aware of the interplay between their legitimate expectation that employees attend work regularly and the many valid reasons for absences, including statutory leaves and an employee’s human rights.
Speaking Engagement
In this full-day labour relations symposium, we will provide insight and guidance on a wide range of labour relations issues currently impacting paramedic services.
Speaking Engagement
Hicks Morley’s Laura Buck will provide a legislative update regarding employment, human resources, labour and safety laws. The session will provide human resources professionals with updated knowledge regarding legislative obligations with respect to various employee entitlements.
Speaking Engagement
In-house counsel have a critical role when big issues arise. New challenges and changing expectations continue to shape the labour and employment landscape, with issues often finding their way into public discourse.
Speaking Engagement
Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association (OMHRA) Spring Workshop
April 19, 2023 - April 20, 2023The OMHRA Spring Workshop is the largest municipal human resources meeting of its kind in Ontario, attracting over 150 of Ontario’s leading municipal human resources professionals.
Workshop
Arbitration Workshop
April 18, 2023This hands-on workshop, presented through two distinct modules, has been designed to equip both new and more experienced members of your labour relations team with the skills necessary to prepare a case for grievance arbitration.
Webinar
FOI Coordinators responding to access requests need to balance a wide range of issues from clarifying requests and arranging reasonable searches to preparing fee estimates all within tight time frames. This program addresses a number of the strategic and practical considerations which go into responding to requesters under FIPPA.
Workshop
Exclusions and Competing Rights in Schools
April 12, 2023Educators and school boards have an obligation to provide every student with meaningful and equitable access to an education while taking reasonable measures to keep all students and staff safe from foreseeable harm. To that end, students with disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodation in their learning environments. But what happens when the behaviour of these students creates safety issues for themselves, other students and school staff? How can special educators and administrators deal with these increasingly common occurrences while managing the competing rights of both students and staff under the Education Act, Human Rights Code and Occupational Health and Safety Act?
Workshop
Attendance Management Training Workshop 101
April 5, 2023Employee absenteeism is one of the most challenging issues an employer faces and it can impact productivity and morale in the workplace. In addressing absenteeism issues, employers must be aware of the interplay between their legitimate expectation that employees attend work regularly and the many valid reasons for absences, including statutory leaves and an employee’s human rights.