Alexis Renaud advises and assists employers in all sectors, under provincial or federal jurisdiction, in all labour and employment law matters.
He regularly advises and represents employers in dispute prevention and resolution matters relating to:
- employment termination or allegations of harassment or discrimination before administrative tribunals, arbitration boards and civil courts
- complaints of interference or hindrance with union activities, of reprisals for taking part in union activities, or for use of strikebreakers
- applications for union certification
- injunctions for illegal picketing or breach of restrictive covenants
- the application of the Charter of the French Language and the Pay Equity Act.
He also regularly assists employers in negotiating collective bargaining agreements.
Experience
- In the dismissal of a senior manager for serious misconduct - Rejection of complaints for dismissal without good and sufficient cause and for forced retirement, and confirmation that the plaintiff was in fact a senior manager: Desaulniers c. Kleen-Flo Tumbler Industries Limited, 2025 QCTAT 471 (CanLII)
- In a complaint of discrimination and reprisals for filing an occupational injury claim - Rejection of complaint and confirmation that preponderant evidence of another good and sufficient cause for dismissal was demonstrated: Fernandez Alcantara et Amazon Canada fulfillment Services, 2024 QCCNESST 327 (CanLII)
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In a grievance challenging an administrative reorganization - Rejection of a grievance challenging a reorganization of the employer’s operations, requesting cancellation of the reorganization and job cuts, and demanding that the employees affected be made whole and reinstated in their rights: Association internationale des machinistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’aérospatiale, section locale 2468 c Rolls-Royce Canada, 2024 CanLII 62540 (QC SAT)
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In a grievance challenging a dismissal - Rejection of a grievance challenging the dismissal of a union president for installing a geolocation device under the vehicle of one of the employer’s managers: Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs de Rolls-Royce Canada – CSN c. Rolls-Royce Canada Limitée (May 30, 2023)
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In a grievance challenging a disciplinary measure - Rejection of a grievance challenging a disciplinary suspension arising from the employee’s refusal to comply with workplace health and safety measures to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission: Syndicat international des travailleurs et travailleuses de la boulangerie, confiserie, tabac et meunerie (FAT-CAI-CTC-FTQ), section locale 235T c JTI-Macdonald Corp., 2022 CanLII 100943 (QC SAT)
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In a complaint regarding use of strikebreakers - Rejection of applications for provisional and permanent orders compelling the employer to cease using unionized employees during a strike, on the grounds that their work consisted solely of conservation and necessary measures to avoid the destruction or serious deterioration of the employer’s property:
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In a psychological harassment complaint - Rejection of a psychological harassment grievance filed in response to the employer’s efforts to correct an employee’s performance issues: United Health Care Professionals v CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 2020 CanLII 100056 (QC LA)
- In the dismissal of a senior manager for serious misconduct - Rejection of complaints for dismissal without good and sufficient cause and for forced retirement, and confirmation that the plaintiff was in fact a senior manager: Desaulniers c. Kleen-Flo Tumbler Industries Limited, 2025 QCTAT 471 (CanLII)
- In a complaint of discrimination and reprisals for filing an occupational injury claim - Rejection of complaint and confirmation that preponderant evidence of another good and sufficient cause for dismissal was demonstrated: Fernandez Alcantara et Amazon Canada fulfillment Services, 2024 QCCNESST 327 (CanLII)
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In a grievance challenging an administrative reorganization - Rejection of a grievance challenging a reorganization of the employer’s operations, requesting cancellation of the reorganization and job cuts, and demanding that the employees affected be made whole and reinstated in their rights: Association internationale des machinistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’aérospatiale, section locale 2468 c Rolls-Royce Canada, 2024 CanLII 62540 (QC SAT)
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In a grievance challenging a dismissal - Rejection of a grievance challenging the dismissal of a union president for installing a geolocation device under the vehicle of one of the employer’s managers: Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs de Rolls-Royce Canada – CSN c. Rolls-Royce Canada Limitée (May 30, 2023)
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In a grievance challenging a disciplinary measure - Rejection of a grievance challenging a disciplinary suspension arising from the employee’s refusal to comply with workplace health and safety measures to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission: Syndicat international des travailleurs et travailleuses de la boulangerie, confiserie, tabac et meunerie (FAT-CAI-CTC-FTQ), section locale 235T c JTI-Macdonald Corp., 2022 CanLII 100943 (QC SAT)
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In a complaint regarding use of strikebreakers - Rejection of applications for provisional and permanent orders compelling the employer to cease using unionized employees during a strike, on the grounds that their work consisted solely of conservation and necessary measures to avoid the destruction or serious deterioration of the employer’s property:
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In a psychological harassment complaint - Rejection of a psychological harassment grievance filed in response to the employer’s efforts to correct an employee’s performance issues: United Health Care Professionals v CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 2020 CanLII 100056 (QC LA)
