For Employers - West Coast Workplace Law

Services for Employers

Employment Law

We do the important groundwork to ensure your business can effectively grow its people and culture, including drafting tailored employment agreements and new workplace policy. We also assist in effectively managing difficult situations like poor performance, terminations and allegations of bullying and harassment.

Leadership

Our coaching for workplace leaders and employee groups helps to improve self-awareness and team functioning. If your goal is to create effective workplace relationships or to support complaints resolutions and change management processes, our team can provide the coaching and support you need. Whether reducing staff, making structural changes or buying a business, we help you understand important legal considerations and provide effective options geared to business and employee needs.

Investigations

We conduct impartial workplace investigations respecting allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination, as well as other alleged misconduct. We make conclusive findings respecting the allegations, and can provide recommendations to get your workplace back on track. We take a trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive, approach to investigations and understand that timely completion of an investigation is important for all parties involved.

Mediation

We provide mediation and facilitation of workplace disputes with a view to assisting in a swift and cost-effective return of the workplace to a positive and productive place. We also provide Conciliation services for workplace harassment and violence complaints under the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations pursuant to the Labour Relations Code.

Workplace Assessments

Do you have concerns with employee retention, poor engagement or a high number of employee complaints? Our workplace assessments can help you identify the root causes and provide options to address core issues so you can get back to a positive, productive and happy workplace. We also offer on-site Workplace 360' Reviews for the purposes of supporting best workplace practices and effective leadership.

Training

We provide tailored training to address conduct issues, educate on and prevent harassment and to improve workplace culture. Having the right training in place assists employers in meeting legal obligations to keep its workplace healthy and safe.

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm an employer, what's the value of written employment agreements for my staff?

Having written employment agreements in place for all employees is essential in order to clarify and set out the terms of employment for each of your team members. Without written employment agreements, an employer can be required to provide a departing employee common law notice of termination. This can be considerably higher than the notice required by the Employment Standards Act and be a significant liability for employers.

Why should our company hire a 3rd party workplace investigator?

When a workplace investigation is required, ensuring a comprehensive and objective investigation process is paramount. An experienced and skilled investigator outside of your organization, with knowledge of the applicable law, can help ensure a neutral and thoughtful process.

What kind of employment issues can be mediated?

Wrong dismissal, human rights, workplace conflict and almost any other workplace issue.