Webinar | Navigating the Legal Landscape: Employment Law for Engineers and Geoscientists
Join us for an informative session on the essentials of Alberta employment and human rights law. As employers in technical fields, it's crucial to understand the legal landscape that governs the workplace and your employees. This session will cover key topics such as the hiring, maintaining, and terminating of employees from an employment and human rights perspective. We’ll delve into the responsibilities and obligations of employers under current employment and human rights laws, and strategies for mitigating legal risks. This session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate employment law confidently, ensuring compliance while supporting the goals of your organization.
Learning objectives
- Understand the employment contract as a foundation: Recognize the importance of a well-structured employment contract as the blueprint of the employer-employee relationship, ensuring clarity on roles, responsibilities, and rights from the outset.
- Address employee performance issues: Explore strategies for identifying, managing, and documenting poor employee performance in accordance with legal standards.
- Manage disability and medical leave claims with sensitivity: Gain insight into the employer’s obligations regarding disability accommodations and medical leave claims, including best practices for compliance.
- Master the basics of termination: Understand and familiarize yourself with the procedural steps and legal requirements involved in termination, including how to mitigate risks associated with wrongful dismissal claims.
This session will be held through ON24.
For any questions about this event, please contact [email protected].
About the speaker
Alessia D'Aversa
is a senior associate at Whitelaw Twining LLP. Graduating with honours from the University of Calgary in 2015 before pursuing her Juris Doctor degree at Thompson Rivers University, Alessia has experience representing both employer and employee disputes in the Court of Justice, Alberta King's Bench, and at the Human Rights Tribunal. Called to the Bar in Alberta in 2019 and Saskatchewan in 2022, Alessia is familiar and remains up to date on all employment-related issues.
Jeremy Ellergodt is a partner at Whitelaw Twining LLP with more than a decade of experience. Jeremy is called to the Bar in Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. He has advocated in front of the courts of all provinces and territories he is called in and has appeared in front of the Saskatchewan and Alberta Courts of Appeal. Jeremy specializes in complex, multi-party construction disputes where he has represented engineers and design professionals on numerous occasions. Additionally, he has represented an array of clients on complex employment-related issues.