Amanda J. Hunter
Partner Toronto, T: 416.869.2703 F: 416.862.8247 ahunter@mathewsdinsdale.com
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Biography
Law Society of Ontario
University of Manitoba, LL.B.
University of Toronto, B.A.
Advocates’ Society Labour and Employment Practice Group (Past Chair)
American Bar Association International Section Employment Committee (Past Co-Chair)
Egale Legal Issues Committee (Member)
Amanda is a Partner in our Toronto office with more than 25 years of experience in labour and employment law. She advises employers in both the provincial and federal sectors across a wide range of industries and sectors, including manufacturing, financial services, technology, municipalities, healthcare, and education.
Her work includes employment standards compliance, human rights matters, labour relations, workplace policy development, and employee management issues. A recognized expert in minimum standards legislation, Amanda is known for finding practical and creative solutions to complex workplace challenges.
Amanda regularly represents employers at all levels of Court in Ontario and appears before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, and labour arbitrators.
She is also committed to mentorship and to advancing inclusion and equity within the legal profession, consistently seeking innovative approaches to delivering effective and responsive legal services.
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Representative experience
Successfully argued summary hearing dismissing an HRTO application due to delay.
Successfully argued that a vaccination policy was consistently applied despite variations to address progressive discipline, accommodation and urgent circumstances due to evolving variants.
Represented a university to successfully confirm discipline for a professor’s negative comments to students regarding an on-line course he did not want to teach.
Represented employer in 2019 Ontario Court of Appeal decision confirming that reasonable notice is capped at 24 months unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Advised and represented hospitals through the process under the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act
Represented a private sector manufacturing employer in grievance arbitration regarding termination of employment and successfully argued that there was just cause for termination due to sabotage.
Advised various employers through complex workplace harassment investigations involving multiple respondents and complainants.
Recent Appearances and Publications
February 24, 2025The Advocates’ Society
Documentary Production: What You Need to Prove Your Case – Faculty
February 13, 2025Law Society of Ontario
The Employment Agreement: Key Clauses 2025 – Program Co-Chair
November 14, 2024American Bar Association
2024 International Law Section Fall Conference (London) – Pay Equity & DEI – Speaker
April 19, 2024Lancaster House
Toronto Human Rights And Accommodation Conference – “AI and Human Rights: Exploring the promise and peril of artificial intelligence in the workplace” – Speaker
July 31, 2024International Employment Law
International Legal Developments Year in Review: 2023 – Contributor
March 1, 2024Law Society of Ontario
The Employment Agreement: Key Clauses 2024 – Program Co-Chair
November 3, 2023Lancaster House
Toronto Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference – “Potholes on the Road to Justice: Addressing delay, abuse of process, and undue legalization in arbitration” – Speaker
May 4, 2023American Bar Association
2023 International Law Section Annual Conference (New York) – “The Strategic Use of Forums” – Co-Chair
October 12, 2022Law Society of Ontario
23rd Employment Law Summit – Legislative Update – Speaker
November 23, 2021Lancaster House
Ontario Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference – Speaker
March 25, 2021Flashpoints in University and College Labour Law: Contract and Term Appointments, Evaluation, Discipline, Harassment and more – Speaker
June 29, 2020Six-minute Employment Lawyer
Law Society of Ontario – Executive Compensation Plans and the Duty to Notify – Speaker
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