WHO WE ARE

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

• Serving as a specialized resource to our team and people on all matters pertaining to the firm’s national People & Culture policies and programs, including complex/exceptional issues, with regard to Firm policies.
• Providing advice and counsel to people managers and colleagues on complex workplace situations, providing a fair and transparent employee experience while managing risk to the firm, in consideration of Firm policies. Providing counsel to the Consultant, Colleague Relations on escalated matters.
• Advising on terminations, drafting applicable termination documents, and liaising with senior leadership as applicable. Providing guidance to Consultant, Colleague Relations on complex terminations.
• Negotiating termination/exit packages and liaising with senior leadership as applicable on such settlements. Escalating complex negotiations to the Senior Manager, Colleague Relations.
• Supporting awareness, understanding and compliance with policy and business ethics practices applicable federal and provincial employment and human rights legislation.
• Identifying potential issues regarding medical leaves of absence to the Benefits Team and providing recommendations regarding same.
• Reviewing and approving requests for non-medical leaves of absence.
• Supporting the People & Culture team and colleagues by appropriately documenting and managing any circumstance wherein an individual’s terms of employment require non-standard adjustments.
• Leading internal workplace investigations, and as necessary, escalating to the Senior Manager, Colleague Relations.
• Analyzing trends and common themes as it relates to involuntary turnover and other colleague relations matters, and presenting findings to leadership and relevant members of the P&C team.
• Preparing and presenting training sessions on various topics including performance management (the appropriate steps to progressive discipline), human rights/duty to accommodate, introduction to HR (P&C) Risk Management, etc.
• Monitoring and promoting flexibility within the region in the context of the firm’s Hybrid Work policy.
• Reviewing and approving requests for hybrid policy exceptions.
• Supporting the firm’s wellbeing efforts (Vital@DoaneGT).
• Leading special projects as required