Alberta Employment Law Update 2025 – Edmonton/Virtual

As an employer, you already know that workplace rules and best practices are in a constant state of evolution. No matter the scale of your operation, staying up-to-date with these changes is a key to implementing and executing effective human resource strategies.

Earn CPHR credit while exploring the latest updates to Alberta employment law in this full-day event for both unionized and non-unionized employers. Learn from leading Alberta employment lawyers and gain practical, actionable strategies to tackle today’s workplace challenges.

On the agenda:

Constructive Dismissal and Quiet Quitting

• • • What workplace changes give employees the option to quit and sue?
    • Learn strategies for responding to constructive dismissal complaints
    • Identify trends: quiet quitting, quiet cracking, RIP

Human Rights and the Duty to Accommodate

• • • Is DEI DOA in Canada?
    • Learn the latest interesting new cases
    • Trend alert: Damage awards continue to increase

Enforceable Agreements

• • • The latest law on termination clause enforceability
    • Will your independent contract agreement protect you?
    • High risk areas, pitfalls and practical tips for enforceable agreements

AB Employment Law Update

• • • Get up to speed on the latest developments in wrongful dismissal case law and tribunal decisions
    • Review recent legislation changes
    • What to watch: legislative changes on the horizon

Overlapping Claims

• • • Identify the different venues where employees can file claims/complaints
    • What happens when employees pursue multiple complaints in different venues at the same time?
    • Develop strategies to resolve multiple complaints

Open Forum

Speakers

• Jean Torrens
• Walter Pavlic
• Megan Kheong
• William McClary
• Arooj Tulli-Shah
• Bailey Russell
• Josef Avsenik
• Andrew Sawyers

Event details

• Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
• Registration & breakfast: 8 a.m. | Seminar: 9 a.m.–3:40 p.m. MDT
• Early bird registration deadline:  September 3, 2025
• Registration deadline: October 1, 2025 
  

Registration includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments for in-person attendees.
Space is limited. Only employers or their representatives are eligible to attend. We reserve the right to decline registrants.
Speakers and agenda subject to change without notice.

This event is also being held in-person in Calgary on October 15, 2025.