Employment Law 101: Foundations for Indigenous Businesses
Strong workplaces start with the right foundation. Gain practical guidance on employment law, hiring practices, workplace policies and governance considerations for Indigenous businesses and organizations.
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Overview
This informative webinar features employment law experts Lindsay Gluck and Khiam Nong from Turnpenney Milne LLP, a boutique, full-service law firm focused exclusively on workplace law.
Lindsay Gluck, Partner, advises Indigenous employers and organizations on workplace investigations, employment law, training and advocacy, with a focus on fair, practical and trauma-informed solutions. Khiam Nong, Partner, supports employers and Indigenous organizations with workplace policies, investigations, compliance, risk management and dispute resolution.
Key learning objectives include:
- Understanding employment law considerations for Indigenous employers, including jurisdiction, band governance, policies, and business structures on and off reserve.
- Understanding the difference between employees and contractors, and how workplace laws apply.
- Creating fair hiring practices, employment agreements, job descriptions and essential workplace policies.
- Understanding minimum employment standards, including wages, overtime, leaves, vacations, termination and severance.
- Balancing Indigenous cultural practices and community expectations with employment legislation.
About Turnpenney Milne
They advise on every stage of the employment relationship – from recruitment, policy design and issues during the employment relationship, to terminations, layoffs and post-employment restrictions. Their practice is distinctive: they represent employers, employees, and act as independent investigators in complex workplace matters. This 360° perspective helps them understand where workplace issues come from, how they look from every angle, and how to resolve them in a practical way.
Their advice is pragmatic and strategic. They help clients anticipate risk, stay compliant, and make sound decisions. When disputes cannot be resolved, they bring the advocacy skills, insight and experience needed to litigate effectively.
Their investigation philosophy is informed by their broad perspective on the workplace. While their role is neutral, their experience as a full service employment law firm helps them remain mindful of the overall impact investigations have on the working environment.
Lindsay Gluck, Partner
Guided by a commitment to fairness, integrity and practical solutions, Lindsay is an experienced employment lawyer with a practice dedicated to both workplace investigations, training, and advocacy. She is known for delivering clear, thorough, and impartial investigations, with sensitivity and a trauma informed approach. She works across a wide range of sectors including with Indigenous employers, governments and advocacy groups.
Drawing on a longstanding background in litigation, Lindsay brings a seasoned perspective and skill set to complex workplace issues, ensuring that investigations and advocacy are handled with rigor and fairness. Whether leading sensitive investigations, advising on workplace disputes, or representing clients as an advocate, Lindsay is committed to helping organizations and individuals navigate challenges with integrity and confidence. Lindsay is deeply proud of the firm’s commitment to improving the workplace experience for employers and employees, through all aspects of its client services.
Lindsay is also a leader in the firm’s mentorship program and serves as both a formal and informal mentor for young lawyers both inside and outside of the firm.
Khiam Nong, Partner
Khiam’s practice focuses on employment and human rights law, workplace investigations and restorative coaching and mediation.
Khiam advises employers on all workplace matters, including best practices, workplace policies, employment agreements and responses to employee concerns and misconduct. She provides employers with day-to-day advice about all aspects of the workplace, including employment standards, human rights compliance and methods of reducing risk in the workplace. While her experience ranges from small start-up companies to large institutional employers in the private sector, she works closely with
Indigenous communities and is a trusted advisor to several Indigenous organizations.
Khiam is a trained and certified coach and communications facilitator. She facilitates restorative mediations to assist workplace parties to move forward following conflict in the workplace and provides executive coaching to organizational leaders.
Khiam is a skilled litigator and negotiator. She has successfully defended wrongful dismissal actions, employment standards appeals and human rights complaints at court and administrative tribunals in both the provincial and federal spheres. Khiam’s practical approach to workplace disputes is efficient and appreciated by her clients.
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