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Lancaster’s Workplace Essentials: Off-duty Conduct 2026

As social media usage has grown, the off-duty conduct of employees is more conspicuous than ever. In this installment of Lancaster's Workplace Essentials, the program will discuss the legal and practical issues surrounding employee conduct outside the workplace, with key information for HR and employment law professionals.

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24Speakers
0Sponsors
9On the bill · sessions
21Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Lancaster’s, in alphabetical order.
Amanda Rogers
Arbitrator/Mediator/Lawyer
Caitlin Meggs
Union Counsel · Victory Square Law Office LLP
Christianne Paras
Executive Director · Restorative Justice Association of BC
David Tarasoff
Union Counsel · Hospital Employees Union
Dr. Hajera Rostam
Registered Psychologist · Private Practice
Dr. Nicole Legg
Licensed Psychologist, Co-Founder of WellIntel Inc. · WellIntel Inc.
Eric Ito
Employer Counsel · Cooperwilliams Truman & Ito LLP
Hasan Alam
Staff Lawyer · B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU)
Jessica Fairbairn
Employer Counsel · Harris & Co.
Jessica Gregory
Arbitrator, Mediator and Investigator
Jodie Gauthier
Union Counsel · Black Burke Mayor
Kai Ying Chieh
Employer Counsel · Overholt Law LLP
Karen Segal
Allevato Quail & Associates
Kasari Govender
Commissioner · BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
Koml Kandola
Arbitrator and Mediator · Kandola Arbitration Services Ltd.
Lauren Soubolsky
Employer Counsel · McCarthy Tetrault
Menachem Freedman
Union Counsel · Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould
Patricia Barkaskas
Associate Professor · Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
Peter Eastwood
Union Counsel · Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould
Preston Parsons
Employer Counsel · Overholt LLP
Ryan Goldvine
Arbitrator and Mediator · Goldvine Dispute Resolution Services / BC Human Rights Tribunal
Sandra Guarascio
Employer Counsel · Roper Greyell LLP
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Agenda

Selected from 9 sessions on the bill.
  • April 15, 2026 – 1:00 – 1:45 pm

    Fireside Chat - Navigating resistance to EDI initiatives

    Join the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner and experienced labour relations practitioners in a candid conversation about the shifting landscape of EDI initiatives in Canada as they ex…

  • April 15, 2026 – 11:05 – 12:15 pm

    Panel 2 - Human Rights in the Hybrid Workplace: Giving effect to employee accommodations in the context of a return-to-office mandate

    In this session, panelists will examine return-to-office mandates through a human rights lens. The panel will address questions such as: What features of a general return-to-office…

  • April 15, 2026 – 2:05 – 3:35 pm

    Panel 3 - Repairing Harm: Exploring restorative solutions following human rights transgressions

    When human rights violations occur in the workplace, traditional labour relations tools alone – such as discipline – may fall short in addressing the needs of the complainant, repa…

  • April 15, 2026 – 9:05 – 9:35 am

    Keynote - Indigenizing/Decolonizing the Workplace

    Whether Gramsci did actually utter the exact words of the currently oft-quoted phrase, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”…

  • April 15, 2026 – 9:35 – 10:50 am

    Panel 1 - New and Noteworthy: Major recent caselaw, legislation, and policy developments

    This session provides a focused review of significant developments in British Columbia labour, employment, and human rights law. Specifically, panelists will address: Caselaw: In w…

  • April 16, 2026 – 10:40 – 11:40 am

    Panel 5 - Complex Accommodations: Neurodiversity, substance use, chronic absenteeism, and more

    This panel will explore how employers can identify and respond to accommodation needs in complex situations, manage attendance and performance concerns fairly and consistently, and…

  • April 16, 2026 – 12:40 – 1:55 pm

    Panel 6 - Shining a Light on Investigations: Expert guidance, best practices, recent caselaw

    Investigating allegations of human rights violations in the workplace requires a commitment to understanding best practices, including adopting a trauma-informed approach. Drawing …

  • April 16, 2026 – 2:15 – 3:45 pm

    Panel 7 - Uses and Abuses of Modern Technology: A scenario-based session on social media, employee monitoring, and AI

    This session will provide employers and unions with the best available insight into AI-driven management decisions, employee surveillance, and social media. Experienced management …

  • April 16, 2026 – 9:05 – 10:20 am

    Panel 4 - Respecting Rights, Achieving Closure: Strategies for successful mediation of human rights disputes

    Mediation is a vital tool used to successfully resolve human rights disputes in the workplace. This panel will address common challenges surrounding the mediation process and provi…

Intermission
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An audience of 21 companies, parsed from the program.

21 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
21Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

12% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner14%
  • Director / Head of28%
  • Manager / Lead14%
  • Other roles2083%

Of 24 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould2V
  2. 02Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia1V
  3. 03Allevato Quail & Associates1V
  4. 04B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU)1V
  5. 05BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner1V
  6. 06Black Burke Mayor1V
  7. 07British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF)1V
  8. 08Cooperwilliams Truman & Ito LLP1V
  9. 09Goldvine Dispute Resolution Services / BC Human Rights Tribunal1V
  10. 10Harris & Co.1V
  11. 11Hospital Employees Union1V
  12. 12Kandola Arbitration Services Ltd.1V
  13. 13McCarthy Tetrault1V
  14. 14Overholt Law LLP1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.