Sara Parchello is an associate in the Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group. Her growing practice focuses on assisting employers on employment, labour and human rights related matters. She regularly provides employers with strategic and practical advice in matters relating to restructuring, downsizing, employment agreements, employment terminations, restrictive covenants, labour relations, collective agreement interpretation and human rights. Sara also enjoys working with clients to develop workplace policies and to provide training for employees on workplace policies and best practices.
Sara has experience with disputes arising from claims of wrongful dismissal, grievance arbitrations, as well as employment standards and human rights claims. Sara has appeared as counsel in front of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, at mediations, arbitrations and in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Sara is a frequent contributor to The Employment Law Post's blog "Northern Exposure", an employment law blog for U.S. companies with employees in Canada. She is an active participant in the firm's National Human Rights Seminar and the Annual Labour and Employment Seminar for clients.
Sara summered at the firm in 2005, and was seconded to the London, England office. She completed her articles with the firm in 2006/2007 and joined the labour and employment department in September 2007.
Community Involvement
Membership/Affiliations
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member, Ontario Bar Association