The Osgoode Certificate in Human Resources Law for HR Professionals

Osgoode Professional Development is the lifelong learning arm of Osgoode Hall Law School, one of Canada’s leading law schools.

We provide a uniquely broad and flexible range of interdisciplinary graduate-level legal education to professionals with and without law degrees.

What You’ll Learn

1. Do’s and don’t’s when drafting employment agreements

2. Navigating the Employment Standards Act, including: overtime pay, minimum wage, leaves of absence, pregnancy leave, personal emergency leave, employees’ obligations when on leave, termination of employment, and severance pay

3. Resolving Human Rights Code claims

4. Addressing equity, diversity and inclusion obligations, with tips and tools for reducing discrimination complaints

5. Occupational health and safety: the key provisions

6. Practical strategies regarding the duty to accommodate

7. Practical considerations when assessing the legitimacy of a refusal of unsafe work

8. Conducting effective workplace investigations, including: pre-investigative steps, the investigative process, preparing and writing an effective investigative report

9. Terminating the employment relationship and minimizing your legal exposure

10. The challenges posed by employees’ use of social media and its impact on the workplace

Assessment Criteria

In order to obtain the Certificate, the learner must:

1. complete/attend all modules; and
2. successfully complete an online assessment, obtaining at least 80%.

Estimated learning effort

Approximately 35 hours of learning effort, spread over multiple weeks.

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