Adrian D. Jakibchuk

Pronounced: AY-dree-un JACK-ib-chuck

ajakibchuk@littler.com
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Adrian D. Jakibchuk focuses his practice on the representation of management across a broad spectrum of employment and labour law matters. He regularly advises and represents clients in matters concerning:

  • Wrongful and constructive dismissal litigation
  • Human rights
  • Employment standards
  • Drafting employment contracts, handbooks, policies and procedures
  • Grievance and interest arbitration
  • Collective agreement negotiation and administration
  • Labor board applications, such as certification and decertification, sale of business, unfair labor practices
  • Union avoidance

Adrian frequently appears before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and labor arbitrators and mediators. He has written several articles published in leading employment law publications and has presented on various topics in the fields of labor and employment law, including a 10-week course on "Managing Risk in Construction" for the Construction Institute of Canada. 

Prior to joining Littler, Adrian practiced law at a large, full-service law firm in Toronto as chair of the Employment and Labour Group.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Unique Human Resources Issues in Mining Operations

  • April 27, 2022
  • The Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law – Program Faculty Member

Occupational Health and Safety Legal Issues in Mining

  • June 4, 2020
  • The Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law – Program Faculty Member

Additional Thought Leadership

Problem employees: discipline or termination?

  • June 18, 2024
  • Canadian HR Reporter

‘It’s problematic’: Ottawa’s push for return to office met with concern

  • May 7, 2024
  • Canadian HR Reporter

Termination Clauses Revisited – ESA ‘Failsafe’ Language May Not Be as Failsafe as You Think

  • November 2019
  • Employment and Labour Law Reporter

Separating the ‘Apples’ from the ‘Oranges’ – When Can Paid Time Off Benefits Replace Personal Emergency Leave?

  • September 11, 2018
  • Canadian HR Reporter

Update on Labour and Employment Law Considerations in Commercial Transactions

  • June 10, 2015
  • The Six-Minute Business Lawyer 2015
  • Law Society of Upper Canada

Tracking the law on GPS surveillance

  • August 21, 2013
  • Canadian Employment Law Today

Random alcohol testing fails Supreme Court’s test

  • July 24, 2013
  • Canadian Employment Law Today
  • G. Griffiths

No (Reinstatement) Means No (Reinstatement) – Court Reverses Arbitrator’s ‘Dangerous Step Backwards’ and Upholds Termination of Sexual Harasser

  • July 2013
  • FEI Canada

Crossing the line with off-duty online posts

  • March 20, 2013
  • Canadian Employment Law Today
  • M. Badrov

Bill 168 creates ‘ammunition’ for employers in cases of workplace threats

  • June 27, 2012
  • Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine

Whose hard drive is it anyway?

  • June 15, 2011
  • Canadian Employment Law Today

Books & Book Chapters

Just Cause Dismissals in Canadian Employment Law: Recent Developments

  • New Perspectives on Canadian Employment Law
  • LexisNexis, Chapter 3, chapter co-authors: G. Vassos and R. Ai
  • 2014

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