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Crisis Management in Labour Relations (strikes, lockouts, other crises, and conflict resolution)

Relais Expert-Conseil is a unique and strategic partner for ensuring a harmonious, respectful, safe, and productive return to work following a major labour relations conflict (strike, lockout).

Strikes, Lockouts and Labour Relations Conflicts

Relais Expert-Conseil has developed solid expertise in coaching businesses and organizations experiencing difficult labour relations leading to lockouts, strikes and/or other work-related conflicts. These difficult situations bring about considerable challenges and impact human resource management on many levels. Lockouts, strikes and/or labour disputes require special attention and a customized action plan with measurable results.

For many years, Relais Expert-Conseil has coached a number of businesses in successfully reintegrating their workforce and in supporting leaders and decision-makers in planning, structuring and coordinating the best management and prevention strategies after a lockout, strike or conflict. Our services include:

To ensure the best conditions to facilitate the reintegration of your workforce after a lockout, strike or conflict, the multidisciplinary team at Relais Expert-Conseil becomes an essential partner in deploying successful solutions.

Crisis Management

Relais Expert-Conseil plays a crucial role in crisis management within its Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP). Additionally, support for managers is available in complex emergency situations, such as a colleague’s suicide, a workplace accident, incidents of workplace violence, layoffs, plant closures, etc. In such situations, having the support of an external resource with the required crisis management expertise can be extremely useful.

Working with the management team, Relais Expert-Conseil will ensure that concerns and questions are addressed quickly, that needs are clearly understood and identified, that managers are informed and equipped to understand the crisis and its stages, and that they receive support with the various steps involved in taking charge of the situation.

Relais Expert-Conseil provides prompt assistance from professionals skilled in dealing with emergencies and high-risk situations. The assistance provided to managers and employees can take one of the following forms:

Conflict Resolution

Relais Expert-Conseil's team is supported by experienced facilitators and coaches. We help parties establish conflict resolution processes that help them find mutually satisfactory solutions to resolve their disputes quickly and confidentially. We often intervene to prevent the situation from deteriorating and undermining the working climate. The goal is to restore a harmonious and productive environment by facilitating open discussions that foster long-term working relationships. We provide customized processes tailored to the specific needs of each situation.

Are you facing a labour dispute or crisis?