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Blockbuster Annual Update on Labour, Employment, & Human Rights 2024

Labour, Employment, & Human Rights Seminar
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Where Fasken
550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900,
Vancouver, BC
V6C 0A3
Canada
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Overview

Fasken’s Labour, Employment & Human Rights group invites you to attend their Blockbuster Annual Update on Labour, Employment, & Human Rights 2024 on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

You will not want to miss this complimentary half-day morning seminar that will update you on recent trends, issues and case law related to employment, labour, and human rights in British Columbia. Guests will receive up-to-the-minute information that will be equally valuable to both line management and human resource practitioners.

Join us in person, or via live webcast, to hear our lawyers discuss the following topics:

  • Defamation and Employment Claims - Andrew Dixon
  • Labour Relations Code Review Process - Clayton Jones
  • Arbitration Decision Update - Stephanie Gutierrez
  • Paid Sick Leave: BC Case Law Update and Federal Sector News - Fabian Jankovic
  • Firings Gone Wrong: Punitive Damages and Bad Faith Behaviour - Leslie Whittaker
  • Backlogs and Boondoggles: BCHRT Process Update - Matthew Allard
  • Developing Issues in Human Rights - David G. Wong
  • Pay Transparency - Naya Dhatt
  • Restrictive Covenants: Enforceable/Non-Enforceable - Jordan Thompson and Richard Savage
  • Update on Employment Class Action Litigation - Elizabeth Reid

Agenda

  • 7:30 am PT | Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast (in person attendees)
  • 8:00 am PT | Seminar Presentations
  • 12:00 pm PT | Seminar Concludes

A confirmation reminder of registration will be sent the day before the event which will include virtual connection details for those who are participating via live webcast.

Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR)

This event may fit Continuing Professional Development requirements for the CPHR designation from the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia and Yukon (CPHR BC & Yukon). For more information visit cphrbc.ca.

Materials

Fasken is committed to decreasing our carbon footprint and will be providing materials electronically again at this year’s seminar. Registrants will receive a confirmation email closer to the event to download their event package.

Please register for this event by Thursday, June 6, 2024 (in-person capacity is limited).

Event contact

Justin Mui Marketing Events Specialist +1 604 631 3296

Speakers

  • Matthew Allard, Associate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4779, mallard@fasken.com
  • Naya G.K Dhatt, Associate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4979, ndhatt@fasken.com
  • Andrew Dixon, Partner, Calgary, AB, +1 403 261 8481, adixon@fasken.com
  • Stephanie D. Gutierrez, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3144, sgutierrez@fasken.com
  • Fabian Jankovic, Associate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3188, fjankovic@fasken.com
  • Clayton Jones, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3207, cjones@fasken.com
  • Elizabeth Reid, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4999, ereid@fasken.com
  • Richard Savage, Counsel, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3246, rsavage@fasken.com
  • Jordan Thompson, Partner, Surrey, BC | Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3277, jthompson@fasken.com
  • Leslie Whittaker, Associate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4965 , lwhittaker@fasken.com
  • David G. Wong, Partner | Co-leader, Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4920, dwong@fasken.com