Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business facility in downtown Toronto is the site of Queen’s Law’s first professional education workshop.
Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business facility in downtown Toronto is the site of Queen’s Law’s first professional education workshop.

“Labour and Employment Law Essentials” is a school first: it’s the inaugural professional education program offered by Queen’s Law. The workshop, presented in partnership with the Queen’s Centre for Contemporary Law in the Workplace (CLCW), will be held in Toronto on October 19 at the Smith School of Business facility at 200 Front St. West. 

"We're very excited to be bringing this workshop to Toronto in partnership with the CLCW," says Dirk Rodenburg, Director of Undergraduate and Professional Programs at Queen's Law, "especially with the help of such a rich pool of respected labour and employment practitioners.” 

Chaired by Stephen Shamie, Law’86, Senior Managing Partner at Hicks Morley, “Labour and Employment Law Essentials” is specifically designed to help senior managers, human resource professionals and in-house counsel gain key legal insights into current labour and employment issues. Presented by some of the most respected names in the field, the one-day interactive workshop will improve participant understanding of legislation and regulations currently governing the workplace, directly address today's hot labour issues, and help participants identify best practices in hiring, privacy, collective bargaining, discipline and termination.

“As labour and employment law issues continue to evolve and increase in complexity, having direct access to the kind of information being presented at the workshop will be invaluable to participants with a significant stake in labour management," says Rodenburg.

This workshop is the first of a number of professional education programs being developed by Queen's Law, which is recognized as one of the country's top law schools. These programs are designed to provide professionals and practitioners with leading, topical and immediately applicable information. 

Drawing on the expertise of some of the most respected practitioners and theorists in each area, the Queen's Law Professional Education series will directly address some of the most challenging issues in legal regulation and practice, including employment and labour law, global taxation and regulation, law, technology and innovation, healthcare and insurance.