John Batzel
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Employment & Labour
Band 4
About
Provided by John Batzel
Practice Areas
John regularly provides advice on all aspects of the employment relationship, including contract negotiation and hiring, compensation and incentive plans, performance management, employee discipline, human right issues, disability claims, worker’s compensation, occupational health and safety matters, alcohol and drug testing, terminations, wrongful dismissal claims and enforcement of post termination restrictive covenants. John also provides advice to unionized employers on a range of labour relations issues including union certification, unfair labour practice complaints and grievance arbitrations.
Chambers Review
Canada
John Batzel is currently based at the Calgary office of Miller Thomson. He is particularly well known for providing advice on collective agreements and compensation agreements. He also acts in employment litigation, including wrongful dismissal claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John Batzel is very strategic, practical and goes beyond the letter of the law for advice. He provides very commercially driven advice."
"John is thorough and knows employment law very well."
"John Batzel is very courteous and pleasant to deal with."
"John Batzel is very strategic, practical and goes beyond the letter of the law for advice. He provides very commercially driven advice."
"John is thorough and knows employment law very well."
"John Batzel is very courteous and pleasant to deal with."
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