How we help employees
You do not need to figure this out alone.
When something goes wrong at work, it’s hard to know where to turn. The situation is jarring. The process is unfamiliar. Most likely you have never dealt with anything like this before — it’s only natural to have questions about what to do.
That's where we come in.
Workplace law is the only law we practise.
Workplace law is a specific, fast-moving area of practice with its own precedents, its own timelines, and its own nuances. It is the only law we practise.
That matters because a lawyer who takes on a workplace matter occasionally is starting from first principles every time. GoodWin works in this system daily, and we recognize the patterns sooner and see where the nuance actually sits. That knowledge does not come from reading case law. It comes from being in the system, every single day.
The other half is judgment, and that is not written down anywhere. It comes from navigating this exact system, case after case, for years — knowing what a severance offer is actually worth against what it should be, which arguments a decision-maker has heard a hundred times before, when a delay is routine and when it is a problem.
It also means seeing when a dismissal is a human rights matter too: an illness or disability your employer did not accommodate, a pregnancy or parental leave that was held against you. Discrimination and the duty to accommodate may be part of a dismissal file, and we look for them in every one.
When there is a case to make, we make it — thoroughly, and for as long as it takes. We will also tell you what is realistic and what is not: where the fight is worth having, and where it costs you more than you are willing to give.
Technical knowledge is half the job.
GoodWin represents employees. Never the employer.
Every lawyer here made that choice deliberately: to work for the people going through something at work, never for the organizations they work for.
The person without institutional power behind them is the one who needs someone fully, unambiguously on their side. When we are in your corner, it is the only corner we are in.
When you need help navigating your workplace, get in touch with the team at GoodWin Law.
What We Handle
wrongful dismissal · constructive dismissal · severance review · discrimination · duty to accommodate · human rights complaints · workplace harassment · employment standards · workers' compensation
GoodWin is only on your side.
