Business Employment Lawyer for Employers in Calgary

Calgary employment lawyer Barry Clapp is an experienced, respected and trusted employment lawyer based in Calgary, Alberta. Barry Clapp has over 20 years of experience advising small, medium and large businesses regarding all aspects of employment law, from hiring to termination. He has represented local, national and international employers in a wide variety of business sectors including oil and gas, pipeline, accounting, human resources, financial services, aviation, manufacturing, retail, transportation and not-for-profit sectors. 

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Calgary employment lawyer Barry Clapp is a firm believer that having the right agreements and human resources policies and procedures in place not only improves employer-employee relationships and employee morale but often helps employers avoid potentially significant legal issues, including the threat of costly and protracted litigation. For example, many Calgary employers are unaware that potentially huge employee severance obligations can be dramatically reduced simply by having an employment law firm ensure that appropriate offers of employment and employment agreements are in place. Barry takes a proactive approach to assisting his corporate clients manage human resources issues by drafting appropriate employment policies, offers of employment, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation agreements and non-competition agreements, all specifically tailored to the unique needs of his corporate clients.     

Employment lawyer Barry Clapp advises employers and businesses in Calgary regarding termination of employment issues, including effective planning for employee terminations, drafting and negotiating severance packages and termination agreements, just cause and constructive dismissal issues, and the vigorous defence of wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal and unjust dismissal claims.       

Having an employment law firm ensure that your business is in compliance with the Employment Standards Code of Alberta will save your business time and money. Calgary employment lawyer Barry Clapp advises employers in all aspects of employment standards legislation, including minimum wage, hours of work, rest periods and days of work, overtime and overtime pay, vacations and vacation pay, general holidays and holiday pay, maternity leave and parental leave, termination of employment, notice of termination, and pay in lieu of notice of termination. 

Calgary employment lawyer Barry Clapp provides advice to Calgary employers and businesses regarding all employment-related human rights issues, including sexual harassment, illness and disability issues, and discrimination based on the protected grounds of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income and sexual orientation.   

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