Biographie
( Disponible en anglais seulement )Hugh Dyer's practice is restricted to advising and representing employers in labour relations and employment-related matters. These matters concern union and non-union employees, encompassing labour relations, negotiation and administration of collective agreements, human rights, employment standards, health and safety and other employment issues.
He frequently acts as employer counsel in grievance and interest arbitrations. He appears as counsel before the Canada Industrial Relations Board and the Ontario Labour Relations Boards and before human rights, labour standards and health and safety tribunals.
Mr. Dyer also advises concerning the labour relations and employment issues arising in the context of commercial transactions, including the sale or purchase of a business.
Mr. Dyer has extensive experience in representing both private and public sector clients, responding to their need for practical, results-oriented legal advice. The private sector clients include a number of significant transportation and manufacturing enterprises. Within the public sector, he has special expertise in labour relations and employment matters relating to municipalities, health and long term care.
Formation
- LL.B. (with distinction), University of Western Ontario, 1983
- B.A., University of Western Ontario, 1980
Associations
- Member, Canadian Bar Association.
- Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
Présentations
- Lecturer on labour relations, human rights and other employment law issues to groups such as the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association, the Ontario Trucking Association, the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aged, the Ontario School Bus Operators' Association, the Ontario Police Association and various for-profit and non-profit organizations
Autres contributions à des publications
- Co-author, "Canadian Employment Law Fact Book".
- Author, Papers concerning drug and alcohol testing, labour issues in commercial transactions, attendance management, health and safety and other employment issues
Publications
- Sale of a Business, 8th Edition, LexisNexis Canada, 2011
- Mandatory Retirement Prohibited in the Federal Sector?, Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi - Ontario, November 6, 2009
- Key Labour and Employment Law Advice for Purchasers in the Context of a ‘Sale of Business’, The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2009
- The Global Workplace 101: Issues facing multinational employers, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Magazine, 2009
- Directors' Personal Liability For Unpaid Wages, Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi - Ontario, December 10, 2008
- Do Bargaining Unit Work Clauses Restrict the Re-Assignment of "Shared Functions"?, Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi - Ontario, May 29, 2003
- Can an Employee on Long-Term Disability be Dismissed?, Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi - Ontario, July 11, 2002
Principaux domaines de pratiques
Spécialités
- Arbitrage des conflits de travail
- Négociation collective
- Transactions commerciales
- Normes du travail
- Droits de la personne
Admission au Barreau
- Ontario Bar, 1985