At our best, our legal advisors are an integral part of your management team. We think of ourselves as strategic business advisors, focused on the opportunities and challenges associated with your employees.

The key to this practice is to help you anticipate and manage workplace risk. Here are some core activities: 

1. Employee management – hiring and developing your employees, including employment agreements, discipline, policy, and incentive compensation.

2. Protection of business assets – non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-competition agreements.

3. Compliance – guiding you through the maze of workplace laws, rules, and regulations (COVID has shown us how quickly things can change), including the Employment Standards Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance.

4. Termination – planning and implementation of employee separations.

5. Accommodation and Human Rights – guiding you through the trials and tribulations of human rights legislation, with a focus on the accommodation process.

6. Labour Relations – planning associated with minimizing the need for intervention by unions. If you are unionized, our experience extends to collective bargaining.

7. Health and Safety – COVID has taught us all that confidence in your health and safety practices is not only about keeping the Ministry of Labour at bay – it is about connecting your workplace to your employees’ state of mind.