Clark Wilson LLP's Labour & Employment Group
Representative Work Experience:

Members of our practice group have experience with the following:

Labour Law

• Member of the employer/management team which negotiated changes to a major corporation’s collective agreements necessitated by workplace restructuring including: trade & job flexibility; contracting out; and open shop tendering.
  
• Acted for companies requiring injunctive relief from illegal picketing and strikes.
  
• Experienced with enforcement proceedings including civil & criminal contempt applications.
  
• Advised parties on union successorship issues upon purchase and sale of businesses.
  
• Represented various employers in grievance arbitrations involving issues including termination, discipline, layoff, enforcement of sick leave policies, and job allocation.
  
• Advised on bargaining in bad faith, and unfair representation issues.
  

• Drafted Employee Manual to be used by the Canadian operations of a multinational credit card company.
  
• On behalf of an employer, recovered a large judgement against an ex-employee for damages caused by that employees negligent performance of duties.
  
• Advised employers on employment agreements and policies.
  
• Advised employers on structuring severance packages.
  
• Advised employers with respect to issues surrounding surveillance and drug testing, as those issues impact Privacy rights and obligations.
  
• Counsel in wrongful dismissal actions.
  
• Counsel on injunction application related to post-employment competition.
  
• Provided advice to employers on confidentiality and non-competition agreements.
  

• Successfully represented employer in human rights complaints involving discriminatory firing.
  
• Advised employers with respect to all stages of human rights complaints including internal and external investigations, and settlement conferences & hearings.
  
• Drafted workplace harassment policies which included establishing company specific procedures for dealing with employee complaints.