Our Services

Thorough, Efficient & Reliable

Mediation and Arbitration

Our firm provides mediation services to assist clients with wrongful dismissal disputes, and other workplace conflict challenges.

Gillian conducts rights mediation and arbitration arising in unionized environments, including collective agreement interpretation and administration, human rights, disability and accommodation, discipline and discharge, interest arbitration and human rights mediation.

Workplace Investigations

Shearer Parnega has many years of investigating a wide variety of employee misconduct in both unionized and non-unionized environments. We are retained by clients across a wide spectrum of industries, and have experience working with both private and public sector organizations. 

Through our cases we have dealt with allegations of the following:

• Harassment

• Sexual harassment

• Poisoned work environment

• Discrimination

• Theft

Given the depth of our experience, we recognize the impact of workplace investigations.  We pride ourselves on delivering our services in a manner that is respectful and professional. We understand that investigations can impact organizational productivity and workplace health in a variety of ways. As such, we manage the investigation and limit the potentially negative impact on labour relations, productivity and employee engagement. We get to the bottom of things in an efficient manner, seeking to identify the root cause of the workplace issue(s), such that there is a fair, effective and legally defensible outcome.  

In the end, we pride ourselves on being neutral, fair and objective in every case.

Workplace Restoration & Coaching

As neutral workplace investigators, we are often called upon to provide post-investigation restoration or coaching services. As such, we have developed an expertise in resolving workplace conflict and restoring workplace health.

Training and Education

We provide training and education to large and small organizations on a broad range of workplace issues. Our services include education on employment related legislated changes, human rights, workplace violence and harassment and bullying prevention. 

We also provide workplace investigation training to human resource professionals, union representatives and front line managers. By acting proactively and ensuring that staff and management are educated about workplace issues, organizations reduce the risk of workplace conflict and ensure that they have the tools to effectively address challenging situations when they arise.