Successfully defended a school board against a grievance alleging that the board had failed to hire a sufficient number of long-term occasional teachers to their roster.
Work
Arbitrated multiple job evaluation disputes for a school board.
Obtained a positive arbitration award for a hospital confirming the hours worked during one’s probationary period are not to be credited towards a claim for recent related experience.
Persuaded an arbitrator not to take jurisdiction over a grievance related to pay equity for a long-term-care employer where the matter was currently before the Pay Equity Commission.
Successfully argued on behalf of a municipality that an application before the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal ought to be dismissed on the basis of disclosing no prima facie case.
Received a positive decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario on behalf of a college dismissing an application on the basis of no reasonable prospect of success.
Ongoing presentations before various boards of directors with respect to executive compensation initiatives in various hospitals.
Frequently gives presentations to employers and associations on current developments in human resources law, and presents workshops on workplace investigations, arbitration hearings and workplace accommodation.
Regularly acts as lead spokesperson in collective bargaining for a variety of private- and public-sector employers, to successfully negotiate first collective agreements and renewal agreements.
Defended a large public-sector organization against a complex complaint of systemic racial discrimination, and negotiated a favourable resolution to the complaint.