Our Employment and Labour Relations Group efficiently and effectively addresses all matters arising from employment relationships. Applying our expertise and wealth of experience, we help our clients prepare for legislative changes and draft employment, consulting and independent contractor agreements. We also advise clients planning to dismiss employees, consultants or independent contractors on structuring appropriate termination strategies, enforcing their proprietary rights and responding to claims and other forms of complaint. We routinely represent clients before Ontario and Federal courts and before numerous administrative bodies and tribunals.

Because proactive strategic planning can minimize or even prevent many labour and employment problems, we work closely with employers to design effective strategies for maintaining non-union status and dealing with trade unions and government agencies and ministries. We conduct a range of management and employee training programs to help our clients avoid many of the problems employers face, including occupational health and safety orders and prosecutions and charges and complaints or claims regarding employment standards, sexual or racial harassment, discrimination and wrongful dismissal.

	Publications / Presentations
	October 2008 The Importance of an Anti-Discrimination Policy Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Lyndsay Wasser
	October 01, 2008 Vote Early and Vote Often: An Employer’s Obligations on Election Day Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Dave J.G. McKechnie
	July 2008 The Unusual Suspect – Ontario Court of Appeal Bars Claims of Negligent Investigation against Employers Employment Litigation Bulletin Brett G. Harrison
	June 2008 Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. – Supreme Court of Canada and Honda in Accord Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin David Elenbaas
	June 2008 Today’s the Day: The Ontario Human Rights Process Changes Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Darryl R. Hiscocks
	May 2008 “Take this job and shove it? Maybe, maybe not”: The Supreme Court of Canada Extends a Dismissed Employee’s Duty to Mitigate Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Dave J.G. McKechnie
	July 2007 UH OH OVERTIME! Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Lyndsay Wasser
	May 2007 Still Awaiting Major Changes to the Human Rights Process in Ontario Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Lyndsay Wasser
	February 2007 Montreal General Hospital: Supreme Court Approves Use of Deemed Termination Clause Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Dave J.G. McKechnie
	September 2006 Please Release Me - The OHRC's Guide to Releases Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin David Elenbaas
	May 2006 Beyond Boilerplate: An Employer's Guide to Pension and Benefit Service Provider Contracts McMillan Annual Employment / Pension Law Update, May 17, 2006 David Wentzell
	May 2006 Insolence, Insubordination and Repudiation McMillan Annual Employment / Pension Law Update, May 17, 2006 Darryl R. Hiscocks
	May 2006 What You Should Know About Smoke-Free Ontario McMillan Annual Employment / Pension Law Update, May 17, 2006
	January 2006 Vote Early and Vote Often Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin Dave J.G. McKechnie
	September 2003 Ontario Employees Going to the Polls Employment and Labour Relations Bulletin
	September 2003 The Managerial/Supervisory Exclusion from Overtime Pay: Employers Beware Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin David Elenbaas
	March 2003 Disability Benefits Due Diligence: Protect the Company Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin
	November 2002 Employment Insurance Primer for the Human Resources Professional Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin
	October 2002 A Rare Case? Salesperson’s Claim for Commissions Barred by Resignation Provision in Employee Handbook Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin Darryl R. Hiscocks
	September 2002 Pregnancy And Reasonable Notice - Baby Boom Or Baby Boon? Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin David Elenbaas
	August 2002 Alert! Potential Problems with Existing Employment Agreements - The Changed Substratum Rule Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin
	June 2002 Demotion of Over-Promoted Employee Constitutes Constructive Dismissal Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin Darryl R. Hiscocks
	June 2002 Saving Money on Short-Term Disability Programs Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin
	May 2002 Proposed Ontario Privacy Legislation Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin
	May 2002 Viewing and Downloading of Pornographic Materials Results in Dismissal Employee and Labour Relations Bulletin
	April 2002 Dismissing An Employee? Consider These Potential Pitfalls First Darryl R. Hiscocks
	March 2002 Say It Clearly Or Save Your Breath: How An Ambiguous Termination Provision Can Be Interpreted Against The Employer