Kemi Faneye

Kemi advises, represents and advocates for employers on a wide variety of employment and labour law matters with a focus on workplace investigations. She began her career with Sherrard Kuzz LLP as a law student, during which time she participated in a secondment with the labour, employment and human rights department of a large public sector client.

Kemi is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, 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).

Areas of Focus:

• Advising Multinational and Multi-Jurisdictional Employers
• Attendance Management
• 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
• Executive Employment Agreements and Compensation
• Grievance Arbitration
• Human Rights and Accommodation
• 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
• Responding to Union Organizing and Applications for Certification
• Sale or Closure
• Strike or Lockout Preparation and Business Continuity
• Workplace Audits
• Workplace Investigations
• Workplace Safety and Insurance
• Wrongful and Constructive Dismissal Litigation