François Pinel
Associate lawyer
Labour law
Maintaining harmonious employer-employee relations is essential for organizational stability and growth. Our lawyers, specialized in labour law, combine synergy, empathy, and expertise to help you proactively manage challenges at every stage of your professional relationships.
We serve a diverse clientele, including public, parapublic, and private organizations—particularly in the health, social services, and education sectors—providing strategic guidance for both individual and collective labour relations. Our services encompass union certification, collective bargaining and interpretation, grievance arbitration, and disciplinary measures management. We also represent you in extraordinary remedies, such as injunctions and judicial reviews, ensuring your protection at every level. Additionally, we advise clients on matters related to harassment, privacy protection, equity, and compliance with labour laws.
In occupational health and safety matters, we represent our clients before the Administrative Labour Tribunal and the CNESST, offering counsel and representation in managing workplace injuries and penal infractions related to occupational health and safety.Through transparent communication, collaborative strategies, and innovative solutions, we help you anticipate issues, maintain a healthy workplace, and confidently navigate complex legal frameworks.
Areas of expertise
Dispute arbitration and first collective agreements
Union certification and decertification
Negotiation and interpretation of collective agreements
Labour and employment standards
Advice on mergers and acquisitions (labour relations issues)
Grievance arbitration
Interpretation of labour and employment laws
Administrative or disciplinary measures and dismissals
Disputes related to maintaining essential services
Complaints regarding illegal or unfair labour practices
Personal information protection and access-to-information legislation
Pay equity
Occupational health and safety rights
Disputes related to occupational injury compensation (OHS)
Disputes concerning employer assessments by the CNESST and classification (OHS)
Infractions related to OHS and labour standards regulations
Conciliation
Pension plans
Charter of rights and freedoms
Duty to accommodate
Workplace harassment
Immigration law and advice on hiring foreign workers
Public inquiries
Non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality clauses
Workplace policies and procedures
Employment contracts
Federal labour law
Extraordinary labour remedies before common-law courts
Dispute arbitration and first collective agreements
Union certification and decertification
Negotiation and interpretation of collective agreements
Labour and employment standards
Advice on mergers and acquisitions (labour relations issues)
Grievance arbitration
Interpretation of labour and employment laws
Administrative or disciplinary measures and dismissals
Disputes related to maintaining essential services
Complaints regarding illegal or unfair labour practices
Personal information protection and access-to-information legislation
Pay equity
Occupational health and safety rights
Disputes related to occupational injury compensation (OHS)
Disputes concerning employer assessments by the CNESST and classification (OHS)
Infractions related to OHS and labour standards regulations
Conciliation
Pension plans
Charter of rights and freedoms
Duty to accommodate
Workplace harassment
Immigration law and advice on hiring foreign workers
Public inquiries
Non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality clauses
Workplace policies and procedures
Employment contracts
Federal labour law
Extraordinary labour remedies before common-law courts
We serve a diverse clientele, including public, parapublic, and private organizations—particularly in the health, social services, and education sectors—providing strategic guidance for both individual and collective labour relations. Our services encompass union certification, collective bargaining and interpretation, grievance arbitration, and disciplinary measures management. We also represent you in extraordinary remedies, such as injunctions and judicial reviews, ensuring your protection at every level. Additionally, we advise clients on matters related to harassment, privacy protection, equity, and compliance with labour laws.
In occupational health and safety matters, we represent our clients before the Administrative Labour Tribunal and the CNESST, offering counsel and representation in managing workplace injuries and penal infractions related to occupational health and safety.Through transparent communication, collaborative strategies, and innovative solutions, we help you anticipate issues, maintain a healthy workplace, and confidently navigate complex legal frameworks.
