Dentons

Employment & Labour

Senior Associate

Jennifer Thompson (She/Her/Hers) is a senior associate in the Employment & Labour group. Her practice focuses on management side labour, employment, human rights, and privacy law.

Jennifer advises both unionized and non-unionized employers on a wide range of issues including:

• Employment agreements, confidentiality agreements and restrictive covenants;
• Employment standards;
• Workplace policies and procedures (for example, alcohol and drug testing, respectful workplace policies and privacy policies);
• Employment litigation and alternative dispute resolution (including wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal and federal unjust dismissal claims);
• Provincial and federal human rights complaints;
• Collective bargaining and the administration of collective agreements (including labour arbitrations); and
• Privacy issues under provincial and federal legislation.

Jennifer’s background includes prior legal experience as a solicitor in England, where she was admitted in 2012, and international business experience as a commercial officer at a multi-national aerospace company in Germany.

Jennifer has a strong understanding of how businesses operate and works with employers to provide high-quality advice that meets their needs and expectations.

English

• Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
• Member, Canadian Bar Association

BPP Law School, 2010, Post-graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction)

University of Cambridge, 2009, BA in Law

National Certificate of Accreditation, 2017, FLSC