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Employment Law Conference
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Meet our amazing speakers!
Harris was named 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” in Labour and Employment Law on the Best Lawyers in Canada annual list and 21 of their lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of the list.
The lawyers at Harris are leaders in their fields, ensuring clients receive a wealth of knowledge and experience and practical advice and creative solutions.
Brad N. Cocke
Partner
Brad assists public and private sector employers with labour, employment, human rights, and workers’ compensation matters with particular focus on worker injury claims, employee substance use issues, grievances, and collective agreement interpretations.
Mark Colavecchia
Partner
Mark practices all aspects of labour, employment, and human rights law, offering advice and representation on dismissal and disciplinary matters, seniority issues, job competition grievances, contracting issues, and layoff/recall disputes.
Jessica S. Fairbairn
Partner
Jessica is a detail-oriented lawyer who finds creative and practical solutions to her clients’ labour and employment issues, with particular focus on labour grievances, human rights issues, discrimination, accommodation, employment standards, and workplace investigations.
Suzanne M. Kennedy
Partner
Suzanne advises public and private sector employers on their responsibilities under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and related legislation.
Madeline MacDonald
Associate
Madeline practices in workplace law and commercial litigation. Drawn to the human element of workplace law, Madeline has worked on human rights complaints and a variety of labour grievances. In litigation, Madeline applies analytical thinking to support complex legal arguments.
Matthew E. McCarthy
Associate
Matthew has a broad labour and employment practice, advising employers in all areas of workplace law. His experience includes advising large private employers on collective bargaining and unionization, managing unionized environments, and mass layoffs/plant closures.
Carly Stanhope
Associate
Carly advises public and private sector employers on labour, employment and human rights issues. In her current practice, Carly advises post-secondary institutions on administrative and governance issues, as well as policy development.
Joshua D. Sutherland
Associate
From multi-national companies to local businesses, Josh guides federally and provincially regulated employers as well as First Nation and Indigenous clients (both on and off Reserve) with strategic advice on all aspects of employment law.
Natalia V. Tzemis
Associate
Natalia’s practice is focused on employment and labour matters and commercial litigation, including wrongful dismissal, post-employment competition by former employees, employment standards, human rights violations, workers compensation and occupational health and safety.
Stephanie A. Vellins
Partner
Stephanie advocates and provides strategic advice on all aspects of workplace law, including human rights. She represents a broad range of public and private clients, both provincial and federal, before the BC Labour Relations Board, Human Rights Tribunal and courts (both levels) and federal tribunals.
Adriana F. Wills
Partner
Adriana advises and advocates for clients on workplace law matters, with emphasis on labour relations, human rights, and employment issues, and particular expertise with municipalities, health employers, and the broader public sector, including crown corporations.
What is included
in the conference registration?
- Seven sessions of expert employment law guidance
- Video recordings of all sessions
- A vaccination policy template with crucial commentary
- Exclusive conference materials
- Access from anywhere!
- $25 food delivery coupon
- 7 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours for Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia and Yukon (CPHR BC)
Lunch is on us!
Every attendee gets a $25 food delivery coupon
Who should attend
the Virtual British Columbia Employment Law conference?
- Human resources managers
- Payroll managers
- Labour relations managers
- Human resources consultants
- Staffing specialists/recruiters
- Business owners
- Legal and regulatory
- Finance/accounting managers responsible for HR
Conference Rates
Limited time only!
First Attendee
Additional Attendee(s)
First Reference subscribers†
$825
$750
Non-subscribers
$995
$875
† First Reference subscriber rates apply only if you subscribe to or have purchased one of the following products: PolicyPro®, The Human Resources Advisor™, PaySource® or HRinfodesk®.
Whether you participate in the event live or not, your paid registration gives you access to the post-event recordings. Should you need to cancel your registration prior to September 9, 2021, an $85 processing fee (plus HST) will be charged. No refunds will be given for cancellation requests received after September 9, 2021. Substitutions may be made at any time with no charge.
The Virtual BC Employment Law Conference
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