Employment & Labour Law

Pearlman Lindholm’s lawyers routinely and successfully handle an extensive range of employment, labour and human rights law issues. We are leaders in the area of independent workplace investigations. We frequently advise on workplace issues and provide in-house management training. 

Our lawyers also have extensive experience with the BC Provincial and Supreme Courts, BC Human Rights Tribunal, Employment Standards Branch, Labour Relations Board, WorkSafe BC, and the grievance and arbitration process. Together, we can help you successfully navigate the legal issues in the public and private sectors, whether unionized or non-unionized workplaces.

Labour / Labour Relations Issues

  • Certification

  • Collective bargaining and interest arbitration

  • Collective agreement interpretation

  • Management rights, policy and procedures

  • Discipline and discharge

  • Lay-offs, reorganizations and restructuring

  • Workplace investigations

  • Unfair labour practice complaints

  • Sale of business, successor/common employer proceedings

  • Strikes, lock-outs and picketing

Employment Issues

  • Workplace investigations 

  • Employment contracts, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements

  • Employment standards

  • Wrongful and constructive dismissal

  • Unjust dismissal and wage recovery complaints

  • Workplace bullying and harassment

  •  Illness and disability management

  • Terminations for just cause

  • Reasonable notice, severance packages and releases

  • Health and safety

  • Workers’ compensation

Human Rights

  • Harassment and discrimination

  • Sexual harassment

  • Illness and disability, attendance management and return to work programs

  •  Accommodation and undue hardship

  •  Internal complaint procedures and investigations

  • Workplace investigations and respectful workplace training

How can we help?

Our Employment & Labour Lawyers:

Sharon Cartmill-Lane
Catriona Gerow
Simon Gray-Schleihauf
Kyle Hamilton
David Juteau 
Mikaila Mauro 
Shelley Quinte
Renee Rogers
Michael Scherr