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Employment & Labour Law Update 2015

Edmonton: October 22, 2015Calgary: October 28, 2015

| | |Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton | Vancouver

Speakers

Jean Torrens has extensive experience acting for employers, including conducting collective bargaining; advising on discipline, terminations and the duty to accommodate; and drafting personnel policies and employment contracts. She also assists companies in the defence of wrongful dismissal claims, human rights and labour board complaints, grievance arbitrations, and responses to serious OH&S incidents. She is a regular presenter at conferences, a former Director of HRAC and a former lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law.

Walter Pavlic, Q.C. has advised and represented management of small and large businesses on labour relations and employment matters for over 25 years. He has experience with collective bargaining, human rights complaints, discipline issues, dismissal planning, wrongful dismissal litigation, employment contract preparation, non-competition actions, Anton Piller Orders, grievance arbitrations and Labour Relations Board hearings. He appears before administrative boards, arbitration panels and the courts.

Kevin Wilson, Q.C. advises unionized and non-union clients on all aspects of labour and employment law. Kevin works with employers to implement policies and procedures to minimize the risk of workplace disruptions, and provides advice on human resource management issues such as safety, discipline and harassment. He has appeared numerous times before courts, labour relations boards, boards of arbitration and other administrative tribunals, and is a frequent speaker on labour and human rights law.

Leanne Hosfield Harding advises management-side clients in both the public and private sectors. She advises on a variety of labour and employment issues, providing services related to collective agreement interpretation, labour relations, workplace policies, discipline and discharge, and employment contracts. Leanne acts for employers in wrongful and constructive dismissal claims, human rights complaints, Labour Relations Board hearings, OH & S proceedings, and grievance arbitrations in Alberta. She has represented clients at the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the Provincial Court of Alberta, the Alberta Labour Relations Board and various administrative boards and tribunals.

Sean Fairhurst counsels employers on preventative employment practices, procedures and policy manuals, severance obligations and dismissal. His experience in policy drafting includes OH& S compliance and negotiation of service and employment contracts including non-solicitation and non-competition clauses. Sean has represented a number of employers following serious work place accidents and human rights complaints and in injunction applications. He has appeared before all levels of the Alberta courts, a wide range of regulatory tribunals and at private arbitrations.

Danielle Emmett has a general labour and employment practice. She has assisted employers with occupational health and safety issues, human rights complaints, labour relations matters, discipline and termination, workplace policies, accommodation and privacy issues. Danielle has appeared before the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench and the Alberta Provincial Court, and has experience with human rights mediation.

Program

This program has been approved for 5 CHRP recertification hours.

Program and speakers are subject to change.

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:10 Introduction

9:10 - 10:00 Accommodating Drug and Alcohol Use

q Medical Marijuana in the workplaceq Addictions - How many relapses must be tolerated?q Disciplining employee for failing to self-disclose

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 11:00 Discipline for Off-Duty Misconduct

q When off-duty conduct warrants disciplineq Impact of pending criminal chargesq Managing the rumour mill

11:00 - 12:00 Alberta Employment Law and Legislation Updateq Review the latest Alberta cases on:q Wrongful and Constructive Dismissalq Arbitration and Human Rights

q Discuss legislative changes under an NDP Government

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided)

1:00 - 1:45 Responding to Poor Economic Conditions

q Risks of restructuring and pay adjustmentsq Negotiating severance - Best Practicesq Turning the corner - Offer letters and employment agreements

1:45 - 2:30 Occupational Health & Safety Update

q New enforcement measuresq Bill C-45 prosecutions and sentencesq Bullying and harassment as safety issues

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:30 Open Forum

q Senior employment and labour lawyers answer your questions on any employment-related topic

Update 2015Employment & Labour Law

Workplace rules and practices evolve continuously. As an employer you need to be aware of new developments in labour & employment law, regardless of how many employees you have. Effective human resource strategies depend on it.

This seminar will inform you of recent developments in the law and help you learn how to deal successfully with the challenges they present. The MLT Employment Update is designed for both non-unionized and unionized employers. We'll bring you up to date on changes to the rules and help you develop proactive human resources strategies.

MLT CALGARY

1600 Centennial Placerd 520 - 3 Avenue SW

Calgary AB T2P 0R3

Phone: 403.693.4300

MLT EDMONTON

Suite 2200st 10235 - 101 Street

Edmonton AB T5J 3G1

Phone: 780.969.3500

Registration

To Register yourself or others from your organization for this seminar, please email, fax or mail this reply to:

Sandra JanzenMacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP1600 Centennial Place Phone: 403.693.2631520 - 3rd Avenue SW Fax: 403.508.4349Calgary AB T2P 0R3 Email: seminars@mlt.com

Cost: Sign up 3 - get the 4th Free (Please check one)

r Regular fee: r HRIA Member*: $382.50 per person + GST ($19.13) = $401.63r Non-Profit Organizations: $382.50 per person + GST ($19.13) = $401.63

Location: (Please check one)

r Edmonton | October 22, 2015 | Westin Edmonton, 10135 100th Street NWr Calgary| October 28, 2015| Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire, 255 Barclay Parade SW

Registration Deadline: October 9 for Edmonton and October 16 for Calgary. Space is limited. Late registrations will be accommodated as space permits.

Cancellations: Must be received by October 15, 2015 (Edmonton) and October 21, 2015 (Calgary) to receive a refund.

Substitutions: May be made at any time.

Only employer representatives are eligible to attend. We reserve the right to decline registrants.

$425 per person + GST ($21.25) = $446.25

Method of Payment

r Cheque Enclosed r Visa r MasterCard r American Express r GST Exempt, Reg. No.

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The seminar will run from 9:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m.Breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided for all participants.

*Confirmation of attendance will be provided to HRIA post event.

Confirmation of Registration will be sent to email address provided. GST #121975544

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EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR LAW UPDATE 2015

| | |Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton | Vancouver

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