CPHR CPD:  3.0

Session Topic

Join us for an informative in-person session hosted by CPHR NS, featuring special guest Caroline Spindler, CPHR, from Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP. Caroline, a seasoned management-side labour and employment lawyer, will guide attendees through an essential overview of Canadian employment law, providing valuable insights for human resources professionals who are new to the industry or the country.

This session will cover key legal topics such as:

• Wrongful Dismissal: Understanding your obligations and rights when ending employment relationships.
• Labour Standards: Navigating requirements related to pay, hours, vacation and other employment standards.
• Health, Safety & Worker’s Compensation: Essential knowledge about workplace health and safety, as well as workplace injuries and benefits. 
• Human Rights: Overview of employee rights in the workplace, including discrimination and harassment protections and handling workplace accommodations.
• Labour Relations: Understanding unionization and working with bargaining agents in a unionized workplace. 

This session is perfect for human resources professionals who want to ensure they’re in compliance with employment laws and avoid costly legal pitfalls.

Agenda

About the Facilitator

Caroline Spindler, Partner, Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Caroline is a Partner in the Halifax office, specializing in workplace law. She advises and represents employers on discipline and discharge, wrongful dismissal, grievance arbitration, collective bargaining, human rights, and workers’ compensation. She also assists with employment contracts, policies, and dispute resolution before administrative tribunals. With a background in kinesiology, Caroline has a strong understanding of workplace accommodation. A recipient of multiple academic awards, she studied Public International Law and European Union Law in Sweden and was recognized for excellence in labour, employment, and trial practice.

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