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Western University, Juris Doctor
Carleton University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
Jeremy McLeish
Jeremy advises, represents, and advocates for employers on a wide range of employment and labour law matters. He began his career with Sherrard Kuzz LLP as an articling student during which time he participated in a secondment with the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Jeremy is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association (Administrative Law, Labour & Employment; Civil Litigation, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Privacy and Access to Information, Workers’ Compensation).
While at law school Jeremy served as Co-President of Western University’s Labour & Employment Law Society and was part of the winning team at a prestigious labour law moot.
Areas of Focus:
- Advising Multinational and Multi-Jurisdictional Employers
- Attendance Management
- Civil Litigation
- Collective Agreement Administration
- Collective Bargaining
- Construction Labour Relations
- Employee Relations
- Employment Contracts (including Independent Contractor Agreements)
- Employment and Labour Issues in Corporate Restructuring and Transactions
- Employment Screening and Hiring
- Employment Standards
- Grievance Arbitration
- Human Rights and Accommodation
- Injunctive Court Proceedings and Judicial Review
- Interest Arbitration
- Labour Relations and Industrial Relations Board Proceedings
- Management Training
- Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Privacy
- Sale or Closure
- Strike or Lockout Preparation and Business Continuity
- Workplace Safety and Insurance
- Wrongful and Constructive Dismissal Litigation
Publications & Media
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Testing 1-2-3 Another Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory COVID-19 Rapid Testing in the Workplace
August, 2021Management Counsel
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“How exclusive are we?” The Court of Appeal Weighs in on Dependent Contractors
January, 2020Management Counsel
Speaking Engagements
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Employment and labour law workplace considerations post COVID-19 vaccines
August 10, 2022
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPAO)
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Navigating the Accommodation Process
October 14, 2021
Human Resources Professionals Association
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Navigating the Accommodation Process
October 13, 2021
Human Resources Professionals Association
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Navigating the Accommodation Process
October 12, 2021
Human Resources Professionals Association
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Navigating the Accommodation Process
February 17, 2021
Human Resources Professionals Association
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Best Practices in Attendance Management
November 2, 2020
Human Resources Professionals Association
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The Lunchbox Series – Responding Appropriately to Union Organizing in the Construction Industry
March 12, 2020
Barrie Construction Association