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Live webinar
OR available video recording
Antonio Urdaneta, Cindy Switzer
5 hours
This course will help legal practitioners working with foreign workers and employers on both the immigration and employment law side. To begin, the instructors will consider the recruitment and hiring of foreign workers, looking at the everything between the job posting to the eventual work authorization and determining whether a work permit is required. Next, the instructors will look at managing the relationship with foreign workers, including the prevention of harassment and discrimination. Here, case studies will be examined. Finally, the termination of employment of foreign workers will be explored. Instructors will look at how termination will impact immigration status as well as common law damages and extraordinary damages.
Barrister & Solicitor
Founder, Workplace Legal
Antonio is the thought leader behind Workplace Legal. He focuses on improving work climate and empowering business leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, supervisors and human resources professionals to reduce the inherent threats of workplace relations by providing innovative training, advisory, investigations, and litigation services. Antonio uses coaching tools and skills to inform, advice and represent workplaces in their virtual and physical challenges, including business transformation and managing toxic leadership.
Antonio obtained a Bachelor’s of Civil Law from Zulia’s University in 2003 and completed the Canadian National Committee on Accreditation in 2015. His legal work includes employment standards, human rights, health and safety, pay equity, harassment, discrimination, violence, hazards, privacy, BYOD, agreements, contracts and policies, employment related ADRs (mediation, arbitration), and litigation (wrongful/constructive dismissals). He has successfully represented and assisted clients at the Superior Court of Justice and various administrative tribunals in Ontario.
Antonio also conducts workplace investigations regarding allegations of violence, harassment, discrimination, accidents/incidents, theft and failure to comply with company policies, by-laws and collective agreements.
B.A. LL.B
Immigration Lawyer, MKS Immigration Lawyers
Cindy is the firm’s cross-border lawyer, practicing both Canadian and US immigration law. She has lived in both countries and has more than 20 years of experience supporting people and businesses move and thrive across North America. Nowadays she keeps busy outside of work raising two kids and a dog, and volunteering as a board member at a public legal education non-profit.
This course ran in August 2024 and its CPD approval has expired. The recording remains available.