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Turn to Dentons' Employment and Labour group in Canada for customized, effective, multijurisdictional advice on employment and labour matters. Protecting your business is our primary concern through tailor-made employment contracts, restrictive covenant and confidentiality agreements or other methods. Let our seasoned team help you formulate policies and procedures governing matters such as:
When dealing with organizational restructuring or change management, trust our comprehensive counsel on the human resource aspects and labor law implications.
If you face claims of retaliation, employee misconduct, bullying, harassment or discrimination, Dentons will be in your corner. We help you address even the most sensitive and high-profile claims and investigations. We can also guide you through whistleblower concerns, corporate governance issues, fiduciary duties of senior management and other challenges. We will represent you in matters involving employment standards, human rights, pay equity, workers’ compensation, collective agreements, wrongful dismissal and much more. In addition, we ensure maximum value for you by carefully and thoroughly exploring opportunities for out-of-court settlements.
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Dentons represented Syncrude Canada, as the employer, in a human rights complaint involving alleged discrimination filed by a former employee.
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The Dentons team is knowledgeable and current on cases and decisions, providing good advice and timely responses.
Dentons take a very practical approach to the advice they provide in the employment area and take the time to ask questions to ensure the advice makes sense in our business context.
The lawyers prioritise their clients and make us feel they are part of our team. Dentons Canada is well situated within the community and retains awareness of relevant matters to us.
The employment group in Calgary is extremely knowledgeable, highly skilled and has a broad base of knowledge and skills.
The advice provided is well thought out. The team takes the time to help us understand alternatives and is very practical.
The Dentons team is knowledgeable and current on cases and decisions, providing good advice and timely responses.
Dentons take a very practical approach to the advice they provide in the employment area and take the time to ask questions to ensure the advice makes sense in our business context.
The lawyers prioritise their clients and make us feel they are part of our team. Dentons Canada is well situated within the community and retains awareness of relevant matters to us.
The employment group in Calgary is extremely knowledgeable, highly skilled and has a broad base of knowledge and skills.
The advice provided is well thought out. The team takes the time to help us understand alternatives and is very practical.
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April Kosten regularly advises on contentious employment matters, including litigation relating to dismissals and breaches of contract. She represents clients in a number of grievance arbitrations and disputes relating to employer status for contractors. She is the practice lead of the firm's Calgary employment and labour group.
She's very knowledgeable, an effective communicator and very responsive.
April is exceptional and deserves the highest recognition for how she treats her clients.
April is one of our top external trusted legal advisers.
She's excellent and a very technically strong lawyer.
Fausto is an amazing leader and advisor! He brings incredible knowledge and experience, while being a great quarterback on files.
He is highly valued by me and my team and a trusted partner as we navigate our employment-related matters.
Fausto is an exceptional resource for me and my company.
Fausto provides practical guidance for a variety of high-profile situations.
His immense knowledge and experience is incredibly valued. He is a true gem and an amazing lawyer.
Cristina Wendel leads the Edmonton employment and labour group at Dentons, advising employers on human rights issues and occupational health and safety matters.
She is our top-flight employment counsel - I can't speak well enough to her practicality.
I think highly of Cristina and appreciate her expert guidance.
She is very supportive and gathers all relevant information to come up with solutions.
Cristina is able to provide expert, practical advice for whatever the situation.
Cristina is a very clear communicator.