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.


Conference / Seminar

Advantage CPD: Professionalism Smorgasbord 2017

December 6, 2017
Registration/Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Session: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
77 King Street West, 39th Floor Toronto, ON

This session is tailored to the practice of employment and labour law by in-house counsel. We will distribute scenarios containing ethical dilemmas faced by counsel. After a small group discussion on the scenarios, the discussion will be opened up to the overall group, guided by a review of the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct.

Workshop

Workplace Investigation Training

December 5, 2017
Registration/Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Session: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
77 King Street West, 39th Floor, Toronto, ON

This workshop focuses on essential investigation skills required by HR Professionals who are charged with investigating workplace incidents including: workplace harassment and violence complaints, discrimination and harassment complaints under the Human Rights Code, employee misconduct such as suspected sick leave abuse or time theft, and more!

Conference / Seminar

Eastern District School Board Conference

November 30, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
1 Johnson Street, Kingston, ON

We are pleased to invite you to our complimentary School Board Conference dedicated to school boards in Eastern Ontario at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Kingston Waterfront in Kingston on November 30, 2017, commencing at 10:00 a.m. Our half-day conference will cover a wide variety of topics of interest to supervisory officers and human resources practitioners. We will be presenting on recent developments in labour, employment and human rights law, including critical issues concerning the changing landscape in the school board sector. Our presentations will include time for interactive discussions, including questions. The conference will conclude with lunch.

Conference / Seminar

Advantage CPD: New and Evolving Issues in Federal Human Rights

November 22, 2017
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
77 King Street West, 39th floor, Toronto, ON

Accommodation issues, including pay equity continue to present challenging issues for human resources professionals and in-house counsel in the federal sector. For both employers and service providers alike, ever-evolving jurisprudence and recent legislative reforms are continuing to generate new obligations – and potential new liability. Faced with novel complaints and requests for accommodation, prudent employers and service providers must be prepared to think “outside the box.”

Speaking Engagement

Strategies for Operating in the New Environment – Preparing for Ontario Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act 2017

November 21, 2017 - November 22, 2017
90 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON

Topic – Prioritize amendments under Labour Relations Act and the Employment Standards Act – Establish time lines and target dates for amending policies, assessing training needs and developing relevant training programs – Proactively review relevant collective agreement provisions prior to your next round of bargaining – Assess cost consequences of Bill 148 and determine the…