Our Labour and Employment lawyers provide innovative and strategic advice to employers in both unionized and non-unionized environments. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide you with insight into human resources issues and their effect on your business. Among our areas of experience are:
Advised employers on a wide range of employment issues including discipline and termination of employment, auditing and drafting policies and…
Acted as external counsel to Newfoundland Hydro and Nalcor on the development of the $10 billion plus hydro-electric development of Lower…
Provided strategic advice to a mining company for a human rights complaint settlement.
Acted as counsel advising on the management of a senior employee who delivered a settlement offer relating to an alleged dismissal and LTI issue.
Jul 4, 2024
The duty to accommodate is a legal duty human rights laws impose on employers – but it’s not written down or described in human rights…
Jul 4, 2024
When an employee seeks accommodation of a disability, either physical or mental, the duty to accommodate is nuanced by both the employer’s…
Jun 27, 2024
Canadian businesses need foreign workers to address labour and skills shortages. Yet the Canadian government is taking steps to reduce the…
Jun 26, 2024
Effective October 1, 2024, public and private Prince Edward Island employees will be entitled to up to three paid sick days per calendar year.…
May 30, 2024
Using written employment contracts is a good start – but it doesn’t mean they will be enforceable. Courts interpret employment contracts to…
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