Brian Gottheil - Post COVID Employment Termination
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have lost their jobs over the past weeks and experts say the carnage is not over. Many businesses will still need to assess their staffing requirements once the federal emergency wage subsidies expire and sales levels stabilize. For those businesses that still need to trim their employment roles, what does a post COVID termination look like? Is it any different than from what we have seen for the past decade? To help us with the conversation is Brian Gottheil. Brian is a human resource lawyer with Bernardi Human Resource Law. Brian has a passion for bringing people together. Labeled the “settlement whisperer” by a former colleague for his successes at resolving clients’ legal disputes, Brian’s approach balances the need to take firm positions where appropriate with a creative search for common ground. When litigation is necessary, Brian is a dedicated advocate with experience representing both unionized and non-union employers in all areas of employment and labour law.