Your HR leader is going on leave.
We can provide experienced interim coverage and continuity.
Labour Relations · HR Advisory · Workplace Law · Mediation & Arbitration
Workplace expertise for
the moments that matter.
Zamat Workplace Solutions provides senior-level labour relations, workplace law and human resources support to employers, unions, boards and growing organizations, from a defined project or complex labour matter to interim HR leadership during a period of transition.
Sometimes you need counsel. Sometimes you need HR leadership. Often, you need both.
What we do
One practice. Four ways to help.
Workplace issues rarely fit neatly into one category. Our approach brings together legal, labour-relations and senior HR experience so clients can obtain the expertise the situation actually requires.
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Labour Relations
Strategic advice and representation across the unionized workplace.
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HR Advisory + Interim Leadership
Senior HR expertise when you need it, without necessarily adding permanent headcount.
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Workplace Law
Practical employment and labour counsel grounded in organizational reality.
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Mediation + Arbitration
Rima Zamat is available for appointment as an independent mediator or arbitrator.
01 · Labour Relations
Labour relations is not an add-on. It is at the core of what we do.
Our experience with both employers and unions provides a practical understanding of how the other side evaluates risk, develops strategy and approaches resolution.
- Collective bargaining strategy, proposals, costing and negotiations
- Grievance strategy, settlement, mediation and arbitration
- Collective agreement interpretation and administration
- Provincial and federal labour-relations matters
- Discipline, discharge, management rights and workplace change
- Union-management relationship strategy and dispute avoidance
02 · HR Advisory + Interim Leadership
The support you need, when you need it.
Not every organization needs another permanent executive or full-time HR resource. Sometimes you need experienced leadership for a particular moment, project or transition.
- Fractional & interim HR leadership
- Executive leave or vacancy coverage
- Support during executive searches
- Special HR projects
- Restructuring & workforce planning
- HR infrastructure for growing organizations
You are searching for a new executive.
We can bridge the gap while the permanent search is underway.
Your organization is growing quickly.
We can build practical HR infrastructure that scales with the business.
Your internal team is stretched.
Bring in senior-level support for a defined project, restructuring or sensitive workplace matter.
You need a fresh set of eyes.
We can review HR practices, workplace issues or labour-relations strategy and recommend a practical path forward.
You need expertise, not another permanent role.
Engagements can be project-based, fractional, interim or ongoing.
03 · Workplace Law
Practical employment and labour counsel, grounded in organizational reality.
- Executive & employee terminations
- Human rights & accommodation
- Performance management & discipline
- Workplace investigations
- Employment agreements & policies
- Organizational change
04 · Mediation + Arbitration
Rima Zamat
Mediator & Arbitrator
Available for appointment as a mediator or arbitrator in labour, employment and workplace disputes. Her background in labour relations, collective bargaining and workplace strategy informs a practical, efficient and resolution-focused approach.
- Labour arbitration
- Grievance mediation
- Employment mediation
- Workplace disputes
- Collective agreement disputes
- Labour-relations mediation
Independence matters.
When retained as a mediator or arbitrator, Rima acts independently and impartially and does not represent either party. All appointments are subject to appropriate conflict and independence screening.
Who we help
From start-up to complex unionized workplace.
The engagement is built around the problem, not the other way around.
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Employers
Strategic labour, employment and HR support for day-to-day issues and high-stakes moments.
B
Unions
Bargaining, grievance strategy, collective agreement issues and labour-relations advice informed by experience on both sides.
C
Boards + Executives
Independent, senior-level support on leadership transitions, sensitive workplace issues, restructuring and executive matters.
D
Start-ups + Growing Organizations
Practical HR infrastructure, fractional leadership and workplace advice that can grow with the organization.
A different perspective
Experience on both sides of the table, and inside the organization.
Effective workplace advice requires more than knowing the law. It requires understanding people, operations, collective bargaining, organizational pressures and the consequences a decision may have long after the immediate issue is resolved.
How we work
Flexible by design.
A client may need us for one difficult matter, six months of executive coverage, an upcoming round of bargaining or an ongoing advisory relationship. The scope should fit the need.
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Defined Project
A clear mandate, deliverables and timeline for a specific business or workplace need.
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Interim Mandate
Senior-level coverage during a leave, vacancy, executive transition or recruitment process.
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Ongoing Advisory
Access to experienced labour, legal or HR support without building another permanent role.
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Specific Matter
Focused representation or advice on a grievance, bargaining issue, investigation, termination or workplace dispute.
Start a conversation
Tell us what is happening. We will help determine what you need.
Whether the need is legal, operational, HR-related or labour-relations focused, the first conversation is about understanding the situation and identifying the right scope of support.
Please do not include confidential or privileged information in an initial website inquiry. Contacting the practice does not create a solicitor-client relationship or neutral appointment.