Complimentary Session
November 21, 2019
Gradin D. Tyler
Partner Vancouver, T: 604.638.2043 F: 604.638.2049 gtyler@mathewsdinsdale.com
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Trisha Reid, Office Manager, Western Canada Assistant 604.638.2050 x450 treid@mathewsdinsdale.com
Biography
Bar admission
Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society of Saskatchewan
Education
University of British Columbia, LL.B.
University of British Columbia, B.H.K.
Membership and affiliations
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch
Profile
Working out of our Vancouver office, Grady assists employers in both labour and employment matters. He also regularly responds to human rights issues and complaints, represents management at the bargaining table, and advises on workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety matters.
Grady provides practical advice and creative solutions to his clients, drawing on his experience to recognize the difference between matters requiring litigation and those that are best resolved. He is called to the bar in BC and Saskatchewan, and provides advice and representation to clients in all Western Canadian Provinces in a wide variety of industries.
Grady is a former adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, where he taught Employment Law for several years, and is the author of the Labour Law section of the Lexis Practice Advisor. Grady has also been recognized by Chambers Canada, an international ranking publication, as a leading labour and employment lawyer.
Representative experience
September 2019Successful counsel at arbitration for employer defending termination of employee for just cause
August 2019Acted for employer in review of arbitration award by Labour Relations Board
August 2019Counsel for construction employer in decertification proceedings before Labour Relations Board
August 2019Obtained transfer of civil proceedings for employer sued out of province
March 2019Obtained dismissal of grievance on preliminary application based on union delay
December 2018Counsel for healthcare employer, successfully defending discriminatory action complaint
December 2018Acted for a University at arbitration, obtaining preliminary dismissal based on union delay in pursuing grievance to arbitration
June 2018Counsel at arbitration for a poultry processor, resulting in dismissal of a grievance
April 2018Chief spokesperson for a health care services provider in bargaining, successfully negotiating a first collective agreement
April 2018Chief spokesperson for a food manufacturer in collective bargaining and mediation, resulting in a lengthy renewal of a collective agreement
April 2018Acted for a janitorial service provider in union certification proceedings, successfully having application dismissed as unlawful
January 2018Represented a security provider in first contract arbitration
December 2017Acted for a healthcare service provider at arbitration, resulting in dismissal of an collective agreement interpretation grievance
November 2017Represented a large equipment rental company in relation to a human rights complaint, obtaining a decision dismissing the complaint without a hearing
August 2017Successfully defended a union certification application on the basis the matter had become moot following the loss of a contract
May 2017Acted for a food production company at arbitration relating to collective agreement interpretation, with the grievance ultimately being dismissed
March 2017Counsel for janitorial employer before the Labour Relations Board in response to union organizing drive and unfair labour practice allegations
Industry recognition
Chambers Canada“Rising Star” in Labour and Employment Law
Presentations
June 2019
Labour & Employment Law Update: New Developments & Common HR Pitfalls
Montridge Advisory Group
November 2018
The Latest Happenings in Discipline and Discharge in the Construction Industry: What You Need to Know
4th Biennial Western Construction Labour Relations Forum
February 2018
Mastering the Essentials: Accommodating Mental and Physical Disabilities
Lancaster House Audio Conference
Events
Complimentary Webinar
October 24, 2018
Labour Pains: A Cross-Canada Update on New and Developing Issues in Labour Law
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Complimentary Session
March 8, 2018
The Winds and Weeds of Change: New Workplace Law Developments
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