Labour & Employment
McLennan Ross is a leader in western and northern Canada in labour and employment law experience. We've built our reputation for cost-effective, timely and efficient service in the field over many decades. Today, we have more expertise and have done more advanced labour work in Alberta and the North than any other firm. Among the many benefits our clients have noted from working with McLennan Ross are: - Credibility from being represented by a firm with positive relationships and a good reputation with labour and employment tribunals
- Creative advice on how to operate in Alberta and the North based on our insights into the people, industries and issues involved in labour and employment law in Alberta and the North
- Aggressive advocacy where needed
- Cost-effective service from a team that includes the most senior and respected labour and employment lawyers in our communities as well as specialized and economical junior lawyers
We believe in operating as partners with our clients. Whatever the venue, whatever the concern, our job is to help you achieve your business objectives by effectively dealing with one of your most important assets - your people. We enjoy this work, and we view our responsibility as seriously as you view the work of your organization. Services McLennan Ross's services in labour and employment law include: - Strategic planning and corporate structuring
- Collective bargaining
- Collective agreement arbitration
- Interest arbitration
- Mediation
- Labour relations board litigation
- Judicial review of administrative decisions
- Human rights
- Occupational health and safety
- Employee training - seminars custom-made to meet your requirements
- Employment law litigation such as wrongful dismissal suits
- Immigration and obtaining temporary foreign workers
- Advising clients in regard to privacy law, pension disputes, Workers' Compensation Board and other employment-related matters
Achievements Among McLennan Ross's achievements in labour and employment law are: - Acting as management counsel on several major Supreme Court of Canada appeals concerning employment and labour law issues
- Providing ongoing strategic labour relations advice to dozens of major western Canadian employers
- Experience before the Alberta Labour Relations Board that is second to none: no other management-side firm can claim more Board appearances than McLennan Ross
- Advising provincial and territorial governments concerning public and private labour relations legislation
- Acting as counsel for municipal, provincial and territorial governments in labour relations and employment matters
For unionized and non-unionized employers alike, McLennan Ross offers the depth to handle the most complicated matters, and the flexibility to handle simpler matters in a cost-effective manner.
Recognition
McLennan Ross is ranked by Best Lawyers in Canada as the #1 firm for Labour & Employment Law in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. For further details please click here. Ranked as a 'Repeatedly Recommended' firm in the area of Labour Relations by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Industries
Our labour and employment law clients include hundreds of employers from all industries, giving us insight into a variety of businesses including: - Accounting
- Broadcasting
- Construction
- Education
- Financial services
- Food processing
- Forestry
- Government (all levels)
- Health care
- Manufacturing
- Oil and gas
- Petrochemicals
- Retail
- Transportation
- Utilities
Canadian Association of Counsel to EmployersMcLennan Ross LLP's labour and employment team was instrumental in the founding of the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE), with Dave Ross serving as its founding President. CACE is an association of management-side labour and employment lawyers across Canada. CACE promotes excellence in the specialized field of labour and employment law, and engages in legislation and law reform activities at the provincial and federal level. Created in 2004 by a Founders' Committee of labour lawyers across Canada, CACE now has over four hundred members, including most of the leading labour and employment counsel in the country. Find out more about CACE at: www.counseltoemployers.ca. Employment Law Alliance McLennan Ross LLP's labour and employment team is a member of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA). The ELA is a global network of labour and employment lawyers that offer a place where every employer – large or small, public or private, single office or multi-jurisdictional – can go for legal help that is focused and practical, comprehensive and thorough. McLennan Ross LLP lawyers are the designated contact lawyers for ELA for Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Find out more about ELA at: www.employmentlawalliance.com. Information To find out more about McLennan Ross's experience and expertise in labour and employment law, please contact the Practice Leader in your area: View the results of our Temporary Foreign Workers' Survey. |
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