The Barrie Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sandbox are inviting you to join us this Thursday, April 2nd at 9:30 am for our FREE Webinar panel with HR Performance & Results and MacLeod Law Firm who will be providing an Employment Law Update highlighting wage subsidy and layoff regulations. A Q&A session will follow for your convenience.

About the Panelists

Janice Leroux, CHRL - HR PARtner
HR Performance and Results

As Owner and President of HR Performance & Results, Janice Leroux strongly believes that all businesses, regardless of size, need senior level HR expertise from partners who are attuned to their business needs. However, in small and mid-sized businesses, typically there is not an internal HR expert to provide that support. Since 2003, HR Performance & Results has been serving clients ranging in size from 2 to 200 employees and in a variety of industries by providing them with unique solutions to meet their HR and Health and Safety needs. Janice is an experienced business professional with her CHRL and over 25 years of experience in all areas of the human resources profession. She graduated from the Advanced Program in Senior Human Resources Management at the Rotman Institute of the University of Toronto and has also taught in the HR program at Georgian College. Janice continues to educate business owners about the importance of HR and speaks at various conferences and events throughout Barrie and the GTA. When she isn’t working, she loves to cook, spend time with her husband, three daughters and two dogs, and camping in the wilderness (not in the winter!).

Doug MacLeod, Labour and Employment Lawyer
MacLeod Law Firm

Since 1989 when he was called to the Ontario Bar, Doug MacLeod, Managing Partner of the MacLeod Law Firm, has been practicing exclusively in the area of employment, labour and human rights law. He has taught a number of courses at George Brown College including employment law, labour relations and human rights law, and the Law Society of Upper Canada has certified him to provide Continuing Legal Education programs to other lawyers on various employment law issues. Doug has obtained a certificate from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, for successfully completing the Advanced ADR Program, and he mediates employment disputes on a part-time basis. Doug often writes and speaks on employment law issues on topics as diverse as: terminating employees for social media postings, the implications of the sharing economy on Ontario’s labour laws, and an employer’s obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. In addition to providing legal advice, Doug is a trusted advisor to his clients. In this regard, he graduated from Western University’s Ivy School of Business, runs his own business and he understands the non-legal aspects of operating a business.