Manitoba Labour and Employment Law Update 2025

Join MLT Aikins for an in-depth and informative hybrid event designed to provide employers and HR professionals with the latest updates, insights and overviews into Manitoba labour and employment law.

Hear from our lineup of experienced legal professionals as they deep dive into the following topics: 

On the agenda

Labour and employment case law updates

• • • A comprehensive review of recent decisions with implications for both non-unionized and unionized workplaces

Restrictive covenants: Effectiveness and enforceability

• • • An overview of differences between non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, best practices for using restrictive covenants and review of case law examples 

AI in the workplace: Rapid development

• • • A summary of common AI tools in the workplace, proper use, privacy concerns and impacts on the workforce 

Accommodation in the workplace: Evolving requests for physical and mental health

• • • An overview of duty to accommodate in the workplace and an in-depth look at requested accommodations vs. actual restrictions 

Time theft: Challenges in getting to just cause

• • • An overview of what constitutes time theft, challenges with time theft in a remote work setting and case law examples 

Q&A session

• • • A panel of presenters will respond to questions on labour and employment law, immigration law and related compliance, posed from the attendees 

Presenters and panellists: 

• Shandra Czarnecki 
• Kris Gibson 
• Bret Lercher 
• Reis Pagtakhan 
• Jessica Jensen
• Devin Wehrle
• Sarah Carr 
• Davis Hirsch 
• Allie Moar 

Event details: 

• Tuesday, November 18, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST  
• Registration closes November 4 
• Cost: $400 ($350 for CPHR MB Members) 
• In-person registration includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments 
• We reserve the right to decline registrants