Our lawyers have a long history of representing employers in all aspects of labour law. This service includes strategic and tactical advice as well as the representation of employers before arbitration boards, provincial labour boards, and the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
Fasken Martineau emphasizes teamwork both with clients and internally. Our lawyers work together with clients to develop a labour relations strategy which is consistent with business objectives. In addition, the combination of our size and experience means that our lawyers are able expeditiously and consistently to meet our clients' objectives. This is particularly significant in labour relations cases, which generally proceed on an expedited basis.
Examples of labour board matters which our lawyers handle for employers include:
- Certification applications
- Common employer and successorship applications
- Unfair labour practice complaints
- Strikes, picketing and replacement worker applications
- Decertification applications
Clients whose employees are covered by a collective agreement are subject to compulsory grievance arbitration. We act only for management and represent our clients in all matters including:
- Discipline and discharge cases
- Collective agreement interpretation issues
- Work assignment cases
- Contracting out disputes
- Policy grievances
Labour relations issues often spill over into the courts.
We have extensive experience in obtaining court injunctions in labour matters and acting in judicial review applications of arbitration and labour board decisions.