Labour and Employment
Sutherland Law has developed an extensive practice devoted to assisting management-side clients, from small, independently owned businesses to large-scale national companies, on employment-related issues. We guide our clients through mediations, arbitrations, or trials as needed.
For employees, we provide practical advice and advocacy in constructive dismissal and severance negotiations, workplace investigations, human rights and discrimination complaints, and occupational health and safety disputes.
Drawing on deep experience at all levels of Ontario’s courts, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, we tailor legal strategies that work for you and your objectives.
We aim for timely, cost-effective resolutions whenever possible, negotiating fair settlements and preserving relationships. But if negotiations break down, our litigators are always prepared to escalate your matter whether at the Ontario Labour Relations Board, in human rights proceedings, or before the courts.
Our lawyers are ready to advise and represent you in all aspects of labour and employment law, including:
- Employment contracts and restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
- Constructive and wrongful dismissals, notice periods and severance negotiations.
- Workplace policies, standards, and procedures.
- Workplace investigations, disputes, and internal complaints.
- Human rights and discrimination in the workplace.
- Occupational health and safety violations.
- Full and final releases.
- Mediation, arbitration, and trial advocacy.
When you need strategic guidance, practical solutions, and tenacious advocacy, turn to Sutherland Law’s labour and employment team.
