Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining

Our Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining practice specializes in managing relationships between employers and organized labour. We guide organizations through complex labour relations matters, providing strategic advice on collective bargaining, trade union engagement, and dispute resolution while balancing operational requirements with workforce relations.

• Strategic advice on trade union recognition and management
• Representation in collective bargaining negotiations
• Drafting and reviewing collective bargaining agreements
• Management of industrial disputes and work stoppages
• Advice on works councils and employee representation structures
• Handling unfair labour practice claims
• Representation in labour conciliation proceedings
• Strategic guidance on workforce restructuring and reductions
• Management of strike and lockout legal compliance
• Advice on statutory consultation requirements
• Representation before labour relations authorities
• Guidance on multi-jurisdictional industrial relations issues
• Management of union organizational campaigns
• Development of positive employee relations programs
• Strategic advice on outsourcing and third-party labour arrangements