BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lancaster House - ECPv6.15.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Lancaster House X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lancasterhouse.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lancaster House REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261015T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261015T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T111429 CREATED:20250825T191313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T182408Z UID:17498-1792067400-1792072800@lancasterhouse.com SUMMARY:Inclusive Workplace Agreements: Using language that reflects equity and belonging DESCRIPTION:Select an option\n \n Live Webinar \n \n Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle \n \n\n \n\n Add to Cart\n \n\n \n \nIn this webinar\, experts will examine developing trends in drafting employment contracts\, policies\, and collective agreements that promote workplace equity and comply with human rights legislation. Topics to be addressed include: \n\nWhat language can be incorporated in contracts\, policies\, and collective agreements to promote tolerance of differences in the workplace? Are legal practitioners required to consider equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (“EDI”) when reviewing and drafting such documents?\nWhat steps should be taken prior to recommending or implementing new provisions or policies intended to address EDI issues? What does an effective employee consultation process look like?\nWhat language should be avoided or updated in employment contracts\, policies\, and collective agreements to ensure that language is inclusive and non-discriminatory?\nWhat is involved in taking an “Indigenized” or “decolonizing” approach to workplace issues?\nWhat are some examples of clauses that have recently been negotiated that reduce barriers for equity-seeking employees?\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent decisions in which collective agreement\, employment contract\, or policy language was found to be discriminatory?\nHow can parties ensure that contract language aimed at promoting EDI does not conflict with other rights (e.g. seniority or other rights of coworkers)?\nWhat impact are recent developments in the U.S. having on EDI initiatives in Canada?\n\nModerator \n\n\n \nDavid Bennett\nMediator\, Arbitrator\, Investigator \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nAbigail Cheung\nEmployer Counsel\nHarris & Company LLP \n\n\n \nJawara Gairey\nDirector\, Regional Offices\nPublic Service Alliance of Canada \n\n\n\nLive Webinar: \nAttend the session in real time and engage directly with the speakers. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\n\nOption: Live Webinar$295.00Add to cart \n \n \nBundle (Video\, MP3\, & Audio) \nGet the full live experience plus post-event resources for continued learning. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nOption: Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle$595.00Add to cart \n \n \nWebinar On Demand \nAccess the session anytime\, at your convenience. On-demand content is only available after the live session has concluded. For a full list of Lancaster’s library of webinars on demand\, click here. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\n\nAccreditation \nCPD\nLancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals\, lawyers\, and paralegals across Canada. URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/inclusive-workplace-agreements-using-language-that-reflects-equity-and-belonging/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/inclusive-workplace-agreements-using-language-that-reflects-equity-and-belonging.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T133000 DTSTAMP:20260620T111429 CREATED:20250225T173727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T170745Z UID:16096-1792413000-1792416600@lancasterhouse.com SUMMARY:Menopause in the Workplace: Supporting employees through a natural life transition DESCRIPTION:Program \nThis Lancaster Speaker Series explores the experience of perimenopause and menopause and their impact on workplace. The session will discuss why this matters to employers and unions\, and outline practical\, concrete steps organizations can take to better support affected employees and foster a more inclusive work environment. \n\n \n \n Select an option\n \n Video and MP3 \n \n Live Webinar \n \n Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle \n \n\n \n\n Add to Cart\n \n\n \n \nSpeakers \nDr. Karen Desrosiers \nObstetrician and gynecologist\nBoard Member\nCanadian Menopause Society\n\nAccreditation \nCPDPlease see below for CPD information for this event. Note that some regulators impose expiry periods for event pre-approvals. Participants are encouraged to consult the code and expiry date provided during the webinar and\, where an expiry code date for pre-approvals has passed or is not provided\, participants should confirm eligibility directly with their professional regulator. Participants are likewise encouraged to contact Lancaster House or their professional regulator with any other questions regarding the CPD eligibility of the event. \n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \nThis program has been approved for 1 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 1 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nAdditional InformationRegistration Fee – Single Attendee\nLive webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle: $179\nLive webinar: $49\nVideo and MP3: $149 \n(Registrations must be paid in advance of the webinar)\nPlease contact us by email\, or by phone at (416) 977-6618\, for discount pricing for additional participants and group orders. \nRegistration Information\nThe video recording and MP3 file are available for download and viewing one business day after the live event. After purchasing\, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access and download the video recording and MP3 files. For purchases for upcoming events\, once the video recording and MP3 file are available\, registrants will receive an update e-mail informing them that the links are now ready. URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/menopause-in-the-workplace-supporting-employees-through-a-natural-life-transition/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Lancaster Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/menopause-in-the-workplace-supporting-employees-through-a-natural-life-transition-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261027T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261027T140000 DTSTAMP:20260620T111429 CREATED:20250825T192722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T182424Z UID:17502-1793104200-1793109600@lancasterhouse.com SUMMARY:Mental Health & Investigations: Best practices for effective\, fair and trauma-informed processes DESCRIPTION:Select an option\n \n Live Webinar \n \n Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle \n \n\n \n\n Add to Cart\n \n\n \n \n\nInvestigating allegations of human rights violations in the workplace requires a commitment to understanding best practices\, including adopting a trauma-informed approach. Drawing on recent caselaw and best practices\, experts will offer insights into conducting or overseeing workplace investigations. Panelists will address the following questions:\nWhat is a trauma-informed approach? What steps can investigators take to ensure workplace human rights investigations are trauma-informed?\nWhat measures should employers\, investigators and unions implement to safeguard the mental well-being of participants during a workplace investigation?\nIn what circumstances is hiring an external investigator to be preferred over an internal investigation? How can the parties strike a balance between thoroughness and urgency during investigations?\nWhat information can or must be shared with a complainant or respondent once an investigation is complete? How should employers communicate investigation results to complainants in a trauma-informed manner?\nWhat are the goals of workplace restoration after an investigation? Are restorative processes necessary even if an investigator finds that no misconduct occurred?\nWhat does an effective workplace restoration plan entail? What is the union’s role in workplace restoration?\nHow should employers and unions address allegations or findings of a “poisoned work environment” or systemic issues in the workplace?\n\nModerator \n\n\n \nKarine Pelletier\nAdjudicator\nManitoba Human Rights Commission \nVice-Chairperson\nManitoba Labour Board \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nJohn Donkor\nEmployer Counsel\nDonkor Employment and Labour Law \n\n\n \nLacey Peters\nMental Health Specialist\nLP Counselling and Consulting \n\n\n \nAngela Wong\nCounsel\nHospital Employees’ Union \n\n\n\nLive Webinar: \nAttend the session in real time and engage directly with the speakers. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\n\nOption: Live Webinar$295.00Add to cart \n \n \nBundle (Video\, MP3\, & Audio) \nGet the full live experience plus post-event resources for continued learning. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nOption: Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle$595.00Add to cart \n \n \nWebinar On Demand \nAccess the session anytime\, at your convenience. On-demand content is only available after the live session has concluded. For a full list of Lancaster’s library of webinars on demand\, click here. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\n\nAccreditation \nCPD\nLancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals\, lawyers\, and paralegals across Canada. URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/mental-health-investigations-best-practices-for-effective-fair-and-trauma-informed-processes/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mental-health-investigations-best-practices-for-effective-fair-and-trauma-informed-processes.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR