Employment Law Canada

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Get an overview of the Canadian employment law framework - and compare this to the UK position
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Maximum 25 participants 1-day interactive seminar
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London £550 + VAT

Employment Law Canada in brief:

Are you aware of the differences in provincial and federal law operating in Canada ?

Do you know whether you can ask a prospective candidate in Canada where they reside ?

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Canadian employment law is vastly different to UK law and employers operating in this country must understand the legal framework to ensure they maintain good employee relations and avoid falling foul of local law. If your organisation is currently opening offices in Canada or has acquired business operations in this jurisdiction make sure you are up to date on local law and practice.

This seminar, led by Canadian lawyers from Baker & McKenzie, provides an introduction to the employment scene in Canada. You will hear about latest legal developments and receive up to date information and guidance about the situation in Canada.

This event is CPD accredited.

Designed for:

Business directors, personnel and HR managers, employee relations professionals, in-house counsel, lawyers, line managers and anyone with responsibility for staff in Canada

Training highlights:

  • Appreciate the legislative framework and latest legal developments in Canada
  • Get need to know advice on how to establish operations in Canada
  • Be able to advise colleagues on local employment law and practice
  • Get to grips with the differences between UK and Canadian employment law

The Programme

09:00
Registration and coffee
09:30
Overview of the employment law framework in Canada

(a) Federal/Provincial jurisdiction

  • Employer registrations

(b) Union

  • Canadian Labour Law Framework
  • Collective agreements
  • Grievances

Non-Union

  • Employment contract
  • Litigation
10:15
Hiring employees in Canada
  • Background screening
  • Criminal/credit checks
  • Drug and alcohol testing
11:00
Coffee
11:15
Contracts of employment/concepts and key terms
  • Establishing a contract
  • Statutory minimum terms (overview – typical ESA obligations).
    • Leaves of absence
    • Hours of work/overtime
    • Vacation pay
  • Standard benefits
    • Insured benefits
    • State benefits (OHIP, etc.)
    • Employer sponsored retirement benefits and savings plans (CAP’s, SERPs, etc.)
    • Social security (EI/CPP/ITA).
12:00
Day to day employee management
  • Absence management
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Employer right to medical information
  • Making changes to an employee’s terms and conditions of employment
  • Employee communications with regard to benefits/benefit changes
  • Plan sponsor obligations – ongoing maintenance of benefits plans
  • Pay equity/equal pay for equal work
  • Privacy
  • WSIA/OHSA
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Termination of employment
  • Just cause examples
  • Without cause
    • statutory minimums
    • common law claims
14:45
Practical advice:non-union employees
  • Employment interviews
  • Drafting offer letters
  • List of contents for typical offer letter
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Termination
  • Drafting termination documents, i.e. letters/releases
15:30
Tea
15:45
Collective agreements/union employees
  • Certification of a trade union
  • Hiring
  • Progressive discipline
  • Grievances
  • Termination
  • Labour disturbances
  • Sale of a business
  • Recent developments
16:15
New developments
16:30
End of seminar

Client testimonials

The experience was very enlightening and posed lots of questions for the future for us

—Ceri Assiratti, People Service Manager, Admiral Insurance

Very informative, I am well placed to go forward with my organisation into managing Canadian employees

—Iseult Smyth, HR Advisor, Natural Power Consultants Ltd

Excellent seminar with relevant content delivered by knowledgeable speakers

—Julie Martin, HR Shared Services Manager, Babcock Marine

Worthwhile and extremely informative

—Michelle Pugh, HR Business Partner, QBE Insurance

Venue details

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For further information on the training facilities we use, please call us on +44 (0)20 8371 7010

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Testimonials

“Very informative, I am well placed to go forward with my organisation into managing Canadian employees”

— Iseult Smyth, HR Advisor,
Natural Power Consultants Ltd

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  • Significant cost savings
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  • Flexible delivery options

 

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