Jennifer Costin

Jennifer is a partner in our London office and practices exclusively in the area of management-side labour and employment law. In this role, Jennifer advises organizations on matters related to hiring, discipline, human rights issues and particularly accommodation, policies, procedures, terminations, wrongful dismissal lawsuits, grievance and arbitration matters and administrative complaints. Jennifer has extensive experience in conducting workplace investigations related to harassment, bullying, violence, theft and breaches of policies.

Jennifer is attuned to clients' needs and goals and works with employers to craft the best approach to workplace issues. Jennifer works as a business partner to her corporate clients, identifying legal issues as early as possible and working with the client to find the strategy to address those issues that best suits their needs.

Law Society of Upper Canada, Member
Middlesex Law Association, Member

Jennifer was selected by her peers to receive the 2011 Middlesex Law Association Rising Star award.

Jennifer speaks regularly to various groups on employment and labour topics and is always happy to do so. She speaks annually to various districts of the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium and at Siskinds' annual client conference.

Jennifer was also an instructor at Fanshawe College for the Labour and Employment Course.

Jennifer is an active contributor to the Siskinds blog, found at www.siskinds.com/labour-employment-blog/.

Jennifer is actively involved with her community in the following ways:

• Golf Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of London & Area, Co-Chair
• Cooking for Kids Program, Past Member
• Fundraising Committee, Childreach, Past Member
• Southwest Optimist Soccer, Past Volunteer
• Board of Directors, Alzheimer Society of London and Middlesex, Past Member
• Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health Care, Past Member
• Association for the Elimination of Hate, Past Member, Board of Directors

• How do the Mass Termination Provisions of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000, work?
• Is Bill 148 being scrapped in its entirety?
• Legalization of marijuana, set to take effect by October 17, 2018
• Do Employers Have Human Rights Obligations to Former Employees?
• Bill 148 Poised to Pass Today
• A Costly Lesson in How Not to Conduct a Workplace Harassment Investigation
• Accessibility Obligations for Employers with Under 50 Employees
• First Fines Are Issued Under The Violence Provisions Of The OHSA
• UP, UP, AND AWAY: What’s new with Notice periods?
• A Break for Employers on Termination Clauses
• The Virtual Office: Working From Home Considerations
• The Importance of Properly Conducting Workplace Investigations
• The Duty To Accommodate Does Not Require an Employer to Turn Customers Away
• No Jeans or Shorts in the Workplace? No Way.
• Do employers have to allow their employees to work from home to breastfeed? Flatt v. Treasury Board (Department of Industry)
• Minimum Wage increasing on October 1, 2015
• Changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000
• Does “I Quit” Really Mean “I Quit”?
• Absenteeism: When Is It Enough to Warrant Termination?
• How well do you understand the recent changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000?