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Osgoode Hall Law School, Juris Doctor
Wilfrid Laurier University, Bachelor of Business Administration
Specialization in Human Resources
Kemi Faneye
(she/her)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
Publications & Media
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Certain business, IT consultants now exempt from Ontario’s employment standards legislation
February 06, 2023
Talent Canada
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February 2, 2023
Briefing Note
Speaking Engagements
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Workers’ Compensation and Human Rights
June 04, 2024
Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview -
Legislative Updates and Reforms You Need to Know
April 17, 2024
The Canadian Bar Association (OBA)
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2023 Year in Review… And what to expect in 2024
December 06, 2023
Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview -
Best Practices for Managing Harassment Complaints in the Workplace
August 02, 2023
CPA Ontario
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Accommodating Disabilities in the Workplace
July 11, 2023
CPA Ontario