Great employee-employer relationships often depend on clear, unambiguous employment terms. These terms are often set out in a contract or contained within an employment manual.
We offer guidance to new enterprises as well as established organisations wishing to amend and update their employee handbooks.
Employees can also use our services to examine, negotiate, and amend their employment contracts. We make sure they understand what’s being offered, why it’s being offered, and that the terms are acceptable.
Contact us today for legal help with:
1. Non-Compete Agreements: A non-compete agreement forbids an employee from running a similar business in competition with his or her employer anyplace in a specific geographic area.
2. Non-Solicitation Agreements: You may want to limit an employee’s access to connect or engage with customers to safeguard trade secrets, confidential business information, and client relationships. We can assist you in drafting non-solicitation agreements that safeguard your interests while allowing the employee to pursue other opportunities.
3. Confidentiality Agreements: We can assist you with establishing and maintaining the confidentiality of your company’s information, such as customer lists, trade secrets, and other sensitive information.
4. Separation Agreements: Like non-compete agreements, separation agreements are often necessary when an employee leaves a business, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
5. Independent contractor negotiation, interpretation, and monitoring: Employees are frequently misclassified as independent contractors by their employers. This lowers the employer’s compliance costs while also allowing the employee to dodge certain taxes and benefits. We can help you determine whether a worker is an employee or contractor under Alberta Law and if they are considered a contractor.
6. Education/Training Compensation Agreement: Employers are frequently prepared to set up education reimbursement programs in order to attract and retain outstanding talent. We can assist you in taking the necessary steps to build an educational aid program that is both legal and encourages your staff to learn new skills.
7. Executive Employment Agreements: It is critical to guarantee that your firm continues to attract and retain outstanding people as it grows. We assist our clients prepare or review executive employment contracts for directors, officers, vice presidents, etc.
8. Employment Policies:
1. We can review existing employment policies to ensure compliance with the Alberta Employment Standards Code and other employment-related statutes.
2. We can draft new employment policies for you, including “at-will” policies, confidentiality agreements, harassment policies, policies addressing dress codes, or time off work.
Thank you.
— by Megha Sharma
