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How to Run a Successful Practice and Have a Life!
February 17, 2010
Workplace Section Meeting
"How to Run a Successful Practice and Have a Life!"
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 5:45 pm to 7:15 pm
ADR Institute, 234 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 405, Toronto
Guest Speaker: Valerie Hazlett Parker
Valerie will also talk about how she conducts employment mediations and the various experiences she has had.
Come and hear Valerie and be prepared to be amazed.
About Valerie Hazlett Parker
Valerie Hazlett Parker, McGibbon Bastedo Armstrong & Armstrong, Oshawa, ON
Valerie Hazlett Parker holds a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, and an LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario. She practises law in Oshawa, focusing on Family, Estates, Employment and Human Rights law. Valerie is also a Collaborative lawyer, an Accredited Family Mediator, a Deputy Judge, Superior Court of Justice, Small Claims Court, and Chair of the Canada Pension Plan/Old Age Security Review Tribunal. Valerie also represented children as a Panel Lawyer for the Office of the Childrens’ Lawyer for twelve years. Valerie has presented papers and workshops to a number of audiences on a variety of topics, including employment law, family law, mediation, and collaborative family law.
RSVP to Mena@adrontario.ca you wish to attend in person or participate by teleconference.
For further information please contact Bernd Weller at weller@3pillaralliance.com or Lorraine Joynt at joynt@3pillaralliance.com.
March 4, 2010
Who Should Attend:
ADR Professionals, Business Owners
Executives, Managers, Team Leaders
Union Reps, Human Resource Professionals
and anyone interested in workplace improvement!
This important program will help you:
Prevent, manage and mitigate workplace conflict!
Stay on top of legal developments
Implement the newest conflict management strategies
Avoid costly mistakes
Safeguard your professional reputation
Ensure your professional competence
Provide your clients, or organization, with the best possible service
You will learn how to:
Fulfill your obligations to protect employees from violence and harassment - including domestic violence
Manage these extensive new obligations under the OH&S Act – with only 6 months from Royal Assent to prepare!
Adapt to changes and developments in Human Rights, Workers’ Compensation and Wrongful Dismissal
Handle the interface between Human Rights, Workers’ Compensation and the duty to accommodate, return to work and right to refuse work
Avoid errors that can blow a human rights or wrongful dismissals mediation out of the water
Integrate conflict management with workplace management practices for a stronger, healthier workplace
Implement systems to reduce the cost of conflict and maximize productivity in your organization
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