Kristin practises primarily in the areas of labour, employment and administrative law. She advises private and public sector clients on human rights, privacy, occupational health and safety, collective agreement bargaining and administration, policy drafting and discipline. She represents employers in interest and rights arbitrations, and in defending wrongful dismissals and human rights complaints.
In 2013, Kristin was appointed as a Vice Chair of Manitoba Labour Board, and she has been a grievance arbitrator on the Manitoba Labour Board’s Arbitrator’s list since January 1, 2010.
- Conducted and consulted on collective bargaining on behalf of employers in health and personal care, retail and wholesale, construction, manufacturing and education
- Represented employers in private and public sector in successful defense of judicial review applications from arbitration and administrative tribunal decisions
- Represented large manufacturing, construction and health care employers, as well as large public sector employers (provincial and federal) in grievance arbitrations and human rights complaints
- Member, Manitoba Bar Association
- Member, Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba
- “Summary Judgement in Employment Litigation,” Corporate Counsel Section, Manitoba Bar Association (October 2016)
- “Harassment in the Legal Workplace,” Mid-Winter Conference, Manitoba Bar Association (January 2016)
- “Employment Issues in Insolvency,” Law Society of Manitoba (October 2015)
- “Update to Privacy Obligations for Manitoba Employers,” Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson CLE (April 2015)
- Panellist and Speaker, “Accommodation Issues,” Law Society of Manitoba (2014-2016)
- Panellist, Canadian Labour Boards Conference, Lancaster House (October 2013)
- Facilitator, Decision Writing Workshop, Law Society of Manitoba and MCAT (October 2013)
- “Courts Recognize Employee Privacy Rights in Workplace Computers,” Upword (February 2013)
- “Does Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act Affect Collective Bargaining?” Law Immigration Update, MLT Aikins (December 2012)
- “Investigating Complaints,” Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Seminar (November 2012)
- “Workplace Discipline,” Infonex Conference (September 2012)
- “Social Media – Uses and Misuses in the Workplace,” Manitoba Association for School Business Officials (May 2012)
- Panellist, “The Current Status of Family Status,” Law Society of Manitoba (May 2012)
- “Expert Evidence,” Manitoba Council of Administrative Tribunals (April 2012)
- “Duty to Accommodate – Issues facing Employers,” Return to Work Conference (April 2012)
- “Current Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation & Case Management,” Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (February 2012)
- “Electronic Communication – is the Medium the Message?” Labour Law Subsection, Manitoba Bar Association (November 2011)
- “Social Media – Legal Issues,” Social Media Conference, St. James Assiniboia School Division (March 2011)
- “Concurrent Jurisdiction of Administrative Tribunals,” Administrative Law Section, Manitoba Bar Association (November 2010)
- “Maintaining Employee Records – The Importance of the Personnel File,” Human Resource Management for First Nations and Rural Communities, Infonex Inc. (September 2010)
- “Negotiating Effectively,” Women in Leadership 2010 Conference Series, Career Women Interaction (May 2010)
- “Pension Benefits and other Legislative Changes,” Legislation Update, Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba (May 2010)
- “Internet and Email Usage by Employees,” Legislation Update, Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba (May 2009)
- Contributor, “Civil Fax,” Cite-on-Site Legal Research Services and Publications (July 2008-present)
- Recognized as a Leading Practitioner, Labour, Employment and Pensions, Who’s Who Legal (2018)
- Named Lawyer of the Year, Labour and Employment Law, Best Lawyers (Winnipeg, 2018)
- Recognized as a Top Lawyer, Labour and Employment Law, Best Lawyers (2006-present)
- Named a Leading Practitioner, Labour (Management), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
- Named a Leading Practitioner, Workplace Human Rights (Employee), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory