Jill W. Wilkie

Jill is a trusted advisor to employers, providing advice and counsel in a number of areas:

Employment law:

• advising employers on hiring, performance management, discipline, termination, disability management, fiduciary duties, restrictive covenants, human rights, employment standards and privacy
• drafting and reviewing employment agreements, restrictive covenants, contractor agreements, employment policies and procedures
• conducting and advising on workplace investigations

Labour law:

• grievance arbitrations
• advising employers on obligations and rights during certification, collective bargaining and under a collective agreement
• advising employers on performance management, discipline, disability management, human rights and privacy
• conducting and advising on workplace investigations

Litigation:

• wrongful dismissal
• constructive dismissal
• injunction applications
• breach of restrictive covenants
• breach of confidentiality
• breach of fiduciary duties

Human Rights:

• defending human rights complaints
• representing employers in the Alberta Human Rights Commission conciliation and investigation processes
• representing employers at Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Hearings
• Judicial Review of decisions of the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal

Employment Standards:

• representing employers in Canada Labour Code inspections, adjudications and appeals
• representing employers in Alberta Employment Standards conciliations, investigations, hearings and appeals

Privacy:

• representing employers before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
• advising employers on privacy obligations including breach reporting and responses to access requests
• drafting of privacy policies and procedures

Occupational Health & Safety:

• Conducting workplace harassment investigations; instructing workplace harassment investigators
• advising employers regarding obligations pursuant to the Occupational Health & Safety Act, Regulations and Code, including harassment and violence prevention requirements.

Workers’ Compensation:

• advising employers regarding obligations pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act and Regulations

Jill is a member of the Firm’s National Inclusion and Diversity Committee.

Jill frequently presents to employers on developments in employment law, from hiring through to post-termination, as well as labour law developments.