Employment Lawyer in Red Deer

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An Employment Lawyer in Red Deer from Chapman Riebeek LLP offers advice and representation to both employees and employers. We have significant experience litigating small and large cases with small to multinational companies.

We cover employment and labour law issues, individual employment contract-related issues, grievances, wrongful dismissal allegations, and collective agreement negotiation.

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Why Choose a Chapman Riebeek Employment Lawyer in Red Deer

Specialized Employment Law Expertise

From wrongful dismissals to contract disputes, Chapman Riebeek offers a comprehensive range of services tailored to employment law. Our deep understanding of the legal challenges employees face allows us to craft effective solutions and pursue justice on your behalf.

Personalized Legal Solutions

At our Red Deer law firm, we believe that no two cases are the same. We work closely with clients to understand their unique circumstances, providing customized legal strategies that address each specific issue. Our personalized approach ensures that you receive the attention and guidance necessary for a successful outcome.

Strong Advocacy and Client Support

With a client-centered approach, Chapman Riebeek is dedicated to standing up for your rights, whether through negotiation or litigation. We prioritize communication and transparency, so you’re never left in the dark about your case. Our goal is to secure the best possible outcome while ensuring you feel supported throughout the legal process.

Personal Injury Claims

In addition to employment law, Chapman Riebeek provides strong representation for personal injury cases. If you’ve been injured at work or elsewhere, our experienced employment lawyers can guide you through the process of seeking compensation for your injuries. With a focus on fair settlements and fighting for your best interests, Chapman Riebeek ensures that your rights are upheld and you receive the support you need to recover.

Severance Pay Guidance

If you’ve been laid off or terminated, understanding your severance rights is essential. The team at Chapman Riebeek has extensive experience negotiating severance packages that fairly compensate you for your service. We will assess your situation, taking into account your tenure, role, and employment contract, ensuring that you receive what you are legally entitled to. Our goal is to help you leave your job with financial stability and peace of mind. To learn more about what you’re entitled to, explore our Severance Pay Calculator. Chapman Riebeek’s employment severance calculator relies on a proprietary algorithm that will help you navigate the complex issues of severance pay. For more questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to an experienced employment lawyer in Red Deer at Chapman Riebeek.

Employment Standards Expertise

Chapman Riebeek is well-versed in Alberta’s Employment Standards Code, which governs various aspects of workplace rights, including wages, hours of work, overtime, and vacation pay. By choosing Chapman Riebeek, you’re gaining a team that understands the intricacies of employment standards and is ready to protect your rights.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Employment law is an area of law that has to do with the relationship between employers and their employees as well as with trade unions. An employment lawyer in Red Deer is a legal professional who specializes in representing employees or employers in matters related to workplace law. They handle a range of issues including wrongful dismissal, workplace harassment, severance pay disputes, employment contracts, and compliance with Alberta’s Employment Standards Code.
Employment lawyers in Red Deer, such as those at Chapman Riebeek, assist clients with navigating the legal aspects of employment, ensuring that their rights are protected. They provide legal advice, draft and review contracts, negotiate settlements, and represent clients in court or at tribunals when necessary.

Labour lawyers settle the relationship between employers, workers, employees, the government and trade unions.

Individual labour law is about the rights of employees at work and through the contract for work. Government agencies enforce labour law.

Chapman Riebeek LLP gives advice and support to associations and unions navigating the work relationship in unionized workplaces including providing advice on the processes and rules associated with collective bargaining.

Employment lawyers give advice to employees as well as employers in all sections of employment, right from hiring through to termination. They counsel in non-conscientious or conscientious ways:

  • Conscientious advice is about helping and representing clients to prepare for and go through the litigation process and internal procedures like disciplinary hearings.

Non-conscientious tasks have to do with providing day-to-day support to the Human Resources departments of companies, such as reviewing and giving advice on employment contracts, compensations, drafting and advantageous policies, employee contracts, etc.

An employment lawyer in Red Deer helps to explain the rights of the client to them. This comprises explanations that are applicable laws that pertain to the case and options that are effectual, to the client, which may comprise litigation, intervention (mediation), negotiation and or other occurrences.

A common task that they see is helping employers stay compliant with various laws.

For a majority of employment lawyers’ matters, there usually is a filed claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other governmental agency which precedes an employee’s pursuit of a private cause of action. In all this, an employment lawyer in Red Deer comes in to help an employee file the complaint with the proper department or agency required and gives an explanation of the time frame whereby the claim must be filed and disparate factors closely related to the claim.

Litigation refers to the process of taking a legal dispute to court for resolution. It involves two or more parties, such as individuals, businesses, or organizations, who are unable to settle their disagreement through negotiation or other means. In litigation, a judge (and sometimes a jury) reviews the evidence, hears arguments from both sides and makes a legally binding decision.

Salary and hour compensation claims arise when an employee does not receive the compensation to which they are entitled.

An employment prejudice lawsuit may arise when an employee is discharged, relegated, reassigned, not hired or contrarily the recipient of the opposed employment action that is based on a secured status.

There are certain occurrences when a lot of employees are similarly affected by different actions by an employer, such as prejudice or a salary and hour claim, the employees may join together in a class action against the employer. This arrangement involves multiple plaintiffs.

Workers’ compensation claims come up when an employee sustains an injury or falls ill due to work stress. An employment lawyer in Red Deer may or may not provide assistance to an employee in filing a case or an appeal.

In a few cases, an employee can have a third-party lawsuit against another party apart from an employer for a work-related injury. As employment lawyers, we help prepare charges, converse with the legal representative of the other party and make an appearance in court on behalf of the client.

As employment lawyers, we help advise employees all about their right to form a union as well as other rights, such as Freedom From Prejudice based on their protected union activity. We also give great advice to employers on their rights and responsibilities regarding union workers.

Chapman Riebeek LLP possesses the effective skills required of employment lawyers some of which are:

  • Communication skills: There will always be the need to be able to explain legal matters and then give advice to clients distinctly and succinctly. There will also be the need to have appealing confidence to represent a client in court.
  • Documented communication skills: An impressive standard of written English is necessary for preparing legal documents and drawing contracts.
  • Attention to detail: A high level of exactness is important for research and also in the setting up of documents.
  • Negotiating skills: This is very important for reaching the very best outcome for your clients.
  • Perusal skills: These are important for exploring certain parts of employment law further and finding examples from previous cases.
  • Problem-solving skills: A logical point of view is essential in the creation of strong legal propositions (arguments).

Diligence: The need for self-motivation and commitment to your occupation path as the modification route is difficult and could take numerous years to accomplish.

Our employment lawyers are representatives for the employee when in the middle of an argument or negotiating an issue with the employer of the employees. The most common issue employment lawyers for employees have to deal with is the termination of an employee’s employment. To that end, Chapman Riebeek LLP Employment Lawyers review terminations for:

  • Just cause dispute
  • How much separation the employee is entitled to
  • Human rights problems
  • Contract interpretation issues
  • Termination of employment

Employment lawyers provide a variety of services to employees and employers. Some of the common tasks that lawyers in this practice area help with include:

  • An employment lawyer for employees also acts as a solicitor for employees, reviewing contracts, policies, benefit plans, insurance plans and equity agreements.
  • In addition, our employment lawyer for employees prosecutes human rights violations on behalf of employees against the employer.
  • Lastly, an employment lawyer for employees sits in place as a representative of employees during workplace inquiry(investigation).

An employment lawyer in Red Deer for an employer usually acts as a representative for the employer when negotiating or arguing an issue with the employee or their lawyer. The most common issue employment lawyers for employers face is dealing with an employee’s termination of employment. To that end, employment lawyers for employers advise their clients on the amount of severance to offer an employee. Likewise, employers will ask their lawyers if they have just cause to terminate an employee without severance.

As employment lawyers for employers, we spend a lot of time drafting employment agreements (contracts) and policies. We also do due diligence for employers in reassessing their employment agreements (contracts) for a business transaction. Due diligence is the investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is expected to take before entering into any agreement or contract with another party.

Unlike employment lawyers for employees, a Chapman Riebeek LLP employment lawyer in Red Deer for employers is ready to effectively do the following on any given day:

  • Replying to a requirement letter beseeching more severance.
  • Writing of Statements of justification to repel a wrongful dismissal lawsuit.
  • Draught of a discharge clause in an employment agreement (contract).
  • Drafting exclusive employment contracts
  • Drawing impartiality contracts
  • Draught of harassment, prejudice, health and security and work stead violence policies.

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