CPHR CPD Hours: 1.5

Union Management Relations

A healthy relationship between management and a union does not happen by accident. This session will approach the topic of maintaining good labour relations from both a legal and HR perspective. The presenters will review the key ways to create and maintain a solid relationship between management and the Union. The discussion will include tips to manage the grievance process, avoid costly arbitrations, and strategies to help at the bargaining table. The presenters will also discuss the importance of regular communication and how to manage difficult personalities. 

Learning Objectives

• Discover key ways to create and maintain a solid relationship between management and the Union
• Gain tips to manage the grievance process and to avoid arbitration 
• Receive strategies to help at the bargaining table
• Learn the importance of regular communication and how to manage difficult personalities

About the Facilitators

Ian Pickard, Partner, McInnes Cooper 

Ian Pickard is a Partner in McInnes Cooper in both the Halifax and Charlottetown offices. He provides advice to employers across Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in all manners relating to human resources, including hiring, discipline, and termination. He has successfully argues civil jury cases relating to both employment and personal injury before all levels of court in Nova Scotia, and has appeared numerous times before the Labour Relations Board and the Labour Standards Tribunal. He has earned a place on the Best Lawyers in Canada list for his practice in both Education and Labour and Employment Law since 2006. 

Ian is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, and the Canadian Association Counsel to Employer (CACE). He is on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association Practical Study of Law in Education (CAPSLE).

Tanya Rowell, Director of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, PEI Public Service Commission

Tanya has enjoyed a career in human resource management in the private sector and the provincial civil service and health sectors of Prince Edward Island for over 19 years. She has held senior level positions in human resources and labour relations, including her current role as Director of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations with the PEI Public Service Commission. 

Tanya holds a BBA (Economics) and Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island, a certificate in Human Resource Management and has held her CHRP designation since 2004.  

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