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Join Emond Harnden partners Sheri Farahani and Kyle Shimon for an informative and engaging in-person Breakfast Seminar about employment law updates in 2025 that will be of interest and importance to employers, including:

Tariff-related considerations for employers and available supports, including:

• Potential measures and options short of lay-offs or terminations, including temporary tariff-related special measures under the Federal Work-Sharing Program;
• The difference in the permissibility of temporary lay-offs under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 vs. the common law; and
• Understanding and managing the employment law risks that may be associated with these various workforce measures.

A highlight of incoming amendments to Federal and Provincial legislation that will impact employers, including:

• New leaves of absence and new requirements regarding publicly advertised job postings, under the Employment Standards Act, 2000; and
• New leaves of absence and new prohibitions regarding the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in federally regulated workplaces, under the Canada Labour Code

Case law updates addressing key employment law principles that should be top of mind for employers in 2025, including:

• The enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts;
• The importance of trust in the employment relationship; and
• Issues of capacity and duress in the context of an employee’s agreement to release their human rights claims.

Agenda

• 7:30am: Check-in
• 8:00am: Presentation and Q&A

This program has been pre-approved for 1 CPD hour under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). For more information about certification or continuing professional development, visit the HRPA website at: www.hrpa.ca

We’re looking forward to welcoming you in person! Please note that this event will be held exclusively in person. A recording will be shared afterward for those unable to attend.

The registration deadline is Friday, June 6, 2025.

Register now