Senior Associate

Camille Rioux has been practicing labor law since 2015.

She regularly advises employers from the public, parapublic, and private sectors on issues related to the management of labor relations and human resources, as well as the development of best practices for conflict prevention and resolution.

She is called upon to represent the employer side before courts in matters of collective and individual labor relations, particularly in grievance arbitration, labor standards, termination of employment, or union accreditation cases.

In recent years, she has also been called upon to advise and assist various employers in negotiating collective agreements, including drafting various texts and letters of agreement, as well as acting as the employer spokesperson. She also actively works to support employers during various pressure tactics or labor disputes

Education

• LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2014

She also represents the same employers in litigious matters involving individual and collective employment relations before the civil courts and administrative tribunals, particularly grievance arbitration tribunals and the Administrative Labour Tribunal.

During her legal studies, she articled for several administrative judges with the Commission des lésions professionnelles (now the Administrative Labour Tribunal). She also participated in the reform of the Jurist's Skills course (Habiletés du juriste) at the Université de Montréal.

Camille joined the dynamic team of Lavery in 2020, after practising for a few years with another firm.

Representative mandates

• Acts as a spokesperson and advisor during collective negotiations
• Represents employers before grievance arbitration tribunals
• Represents employers before the Administrative Labour Tribunal, particularly in matters of accreditation, interference with union activities, bad faith bargaining, or anti-strikebreaker provisions
• Advises employers from various sectors on labor and employment law issues, particularly related to labor standards and the interpretation and application of collective agreements
• Advises employers regarding the receipt of union accreditation applications and the interpretation of the scope of accreditations
• Advises and represents employers during the exercise of pressure tactics and labor disputes

Publications

• Author of the article "Gestion des produits dangereux : mieux vaut prévenir que guérir", which appeared in Grassmaniac, a specialized trade journal of the Quebec Golf Superintendents Association (October 2016)
• Co-author of the article "Évaluation et congédiement d'un salarié en période de probation : tour d'horizon des critères applicables", published in the Bulletin en ressources humaines by Éditions Yvon Blais (September 2016)
• Co-author of the article "Un employeur peut-il fonder aveuglément ses décisions sur celles d'autorités étrangères?", published in the journal VigieRT of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (September 2015)
• Co-author of the article "Droit de l'emploi - Peut-on vérifier votre dossier de crédit lors de l'embauche?", which appeared in the legal journal Liaison, published by the Canadian Association of Paralegals (October 2015)

Conferences

• New Trends in Labor Relations (Annual Review - 1st Edition) - Lavery Grand Symposium with Me Richard Gaudreault (June 1, 2021)
• What Will Influence Labor Relations in the Coming Years? (Annual Review - 2nd Edition) - Lavery Grand Symposium with Me Richard Gaudreault (May 10, 2022)
• What Will Influence Labor Relations in the Coming Years? (Annual Review - 3rd Edition) - Lavery Grand Symposium with Me Richard Gaudreault and Me Geneviève Beaudin (March 30, 2023)
• Trends in Labor Relations (Annual Review - 4th Edition) - Lavery Grand Symposium with Me Richard Gaudreault and Me Geneviève Beaudin (April 12, 2024)
• Trends in Labor Relations (Annual Review - 5th Edition) - Lavery Grand Symposium with Me Richard Gaudreault and Me Geneviève Beaudin (April 4, 2025)
• Employer/Union Conference within the Collective Labor Relations Law Course - University of Quebec in Montreal (April 10, 2025)

• Thinking Post-Crisis Recovery: Two New Programs for Worker Training and Retention
• Abuse of the grievance arbitration process: Arbitrators rule in favour of employers
• An Act respecting the regulation of work by children Now in Force: Employers of Young Workers Must Act Quickly
• Payroll deductions: what employers need to know about changes to provincial income tax rates
• Major change to the Canada Labour Code with new anti-replacement-worker provisions
• Webinar: Annual Review - Labour Relations Trends and Insights (In French Only)