Robert Bayne
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Employment & Labour
Band 3
About
Provided by Robert Bayne
Practice Areas
■ Attendance & Disability Management
■ Collective Bargaining
■ Discipline, Discharge & Terminations
■ Employee Benefits
■ Employee & Management Training
■ Employment Contracts
■ Employment Policies & Practices Employment Standards
■ Grievance & Interest Arbitrations
■ Human Rights Matters
■ Investigations
■ Labour Board Representation
■ Occupational Health & Safety
■ Pay Equity
■ Pensions Privacy/Freedom of Information
■ Purchase & Sale/Corporate Restructuring
■ Union Certification & Decertification
■ Workplace Safety & Insurance
■ Wrongful Dismissal & Other Civil Litigation
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
Canadian Institute Advisory Board on Labour and Employment Law
The Ontario Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
International Bar Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Toronto-based lawyer, Robert Bayne, is a well-known employment lawyer who represents clients in the hospitality, retail and manufacturing sectors. Alongside providing advice on legislative reform, he is also accomplished in labour relations and collective bargaining.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Apart from having a near complete encyclopedic knowledge, Rob’s greatest strength is business strategy. He can unravel any business problem and propose the best solution based on the facts and law."
"Rob is the most strategic lawyer I have ever met. Rob is able to think ten steps down the road to understand the implications of different decisions."
"He has proactively helped us avoid costly legal fees but making good early decisions and having solid employment agreements. He is extremely well versed, due to his tenure and breadth of clients."
"Rob is the person I want on my side every time. He has helped us successfully navigate some really tricky IR issues."
"Apart from having a near complete encyclopedic knowledge, Rob’s greatest strength is business strategy. He can unravel any business problem and propose the best solution based on the facts and law."
"Rob is the most strategic lawyer I have ever met. Rob is able to think ten steps down the road to understand the implications of different decisions."
"He has proactively helped us avoid costly legal fees but making good early decisions and having solid employment agreements. He is extremely well versed, due to his tenure and breadth of clients."
"Rob is the person I want on my side every time. He has helped us successfully navigate some really tricky IR issues."