May 16, 2023 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Every business has to make difficult decisions when it comes to staffing, particularly in times of economic uncertainty. Employers, including their management and human resource teams, have the unenviable task of balancing the interests of the business with compassion and responsibility towards the affected employees, while also ensuring that employment laws are carefully followed.
Join our Employment & Labour lawyers for an informative session on best practices for successfully managing employee dismissals and reductions in force, both large and small.
Topics:
- Employment standards and contractual and common law obligations
- Collective agreement considerations in the unionized context
- Mass termination and collective dismissal thresholds and requirements
- Effective strategies for managing severance costs
- Termination-letter best practices
Speakers:
- Natalie Bussière, Partner, Montréal
- Daryl Cukierman, Partner, Toronto
- Thelma Zindoga, Associate, Vancouver
Mandatory Continuing Education
Ontario
This program is eligible for up to 1 Substantive hour.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia
Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of "recognized provider" and the mandatory "recognition" of activities have been abolished.
Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.