Employee Discharge and Documentation

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services When can flawed documentation be worse than none at all? Recent cases emphasize that conducting an effective investigation is critical when it comes to human rights and discrimination complaints. You need practical strategies to address sensitive issues in the workplace - including a solid performance management strategy that will limit your liability and minimize potential damages. Register for this information-packed seminar conducted by some of the leading experts in the field and leave with a better understanding of recent changes in this challenging area of law. Get your toughest questions answered about the termination process and how to get to just cause. Receive information from experienced professionals in Nova Scotia that will save you time, money and lots of frustration down the road - register today! Benefits for You - Stay abreast of recent trends and cases in employment litigation - Protect your company - solve your toughest problems with respect to performance management - Do's and don'ts for conducting effective workplace investigations - Discover how you can use documentation to minimize your liability for wrongful termination - Prevent costly legal battles by getting a practical approach to conducting terminations

Employee Discharge and Documentation Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am - 10:30 am Conducting an Effective Workplace Investigation

- Melissa A. Grant and Peter McLellan, Q.C.

- Why Investigate?

- Just Cause

- Human Rights

- Harassment

- Formal vs. Informal?

- When Should an Outside Investigator Be Retained?

- Who, What, Where and When?

- Evidence

- Common Problems

- The Final Report

- Developing a Checklist

10:30 am - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 12:15 pm Frequently Asked Questions

- Lisa M. Gallivan, Melissa A. Grant, G. Grant Machum and

Peter McLellan, Q.C.

- Honda v. Keays - Wallace and Wrongful Dismissal Redefined

- Confidentiality and Competition (RBC v. Merrill Lynch)

- Accommodation since Hydro-Québec

- Potash and Pension Plans

- Constructive Dismissal

- Written Employment Agreements

- Severance Packages

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Performance Management - Getting to Just Cause

- Lisa M. Gallivan and G. Grant Machum

- What Is Just Cause?

- Progressive Discipline

- Written Policies

- Verbal or Written Warnings

- Disciplinary Options

- Probation

- Suspension

- Termination

- Recent Case Law

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Termination Process

- Melissa A. Grant and Mark Tector

- Preparation

- Who Conducts

- Timing

- The Termination Meeting

- Union

- Non-Union

- Avoiding Punitive Damages

- Reference Letters

- Follow-Up

- Releases

- Income Tax Requirements

About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services

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