Our Services

The Employee & Labour Relations Team provides proactive and strategic employee / labour relations guidance, advice and recommendations in line with employment legislation, collective agreements and University policies. Area include:

• Collective Bargaining
• Collective Agreement interpretation and administration
• Labour Relations and employment expertise and advice
• Employee Relations
• Strategic grievance, arbitration and /or litigation processes
• Dispute resolution
• Training related to labour and employment
• Intake and investigation of employee discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment complaints
• Independent Contractor (ICQ) administration
• Tuition Assistance and Dependent Bursary administration

The team also services as an intake office for concerns raised under the Policy on Discrimination & Harassment: Prevention and Response as well as the Sexual Violence Policy. Intake email address: elrintake@mcmaster.ca