Onye Njoku

Associate

• Queen’s Marque
  600-1741 Lower Water Street
  Halifax, N.S.
  B3J 0J2
• +1.902.420.3349
• +1.902.420.1417
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Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2025

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Legal Assistant(s): Angela Atkinson

Onye assists employers in a broad range of labour and employment matters, with a particular focus on labour relations. Her practice includes supporting clients in navigating workplace issues, with experience across grievance arbitrations, collective bargaining, workplace policies, and human rights matters.

She has worked with employers across a range of industries, including those operating in safety-sensitive environments, and has been involved in matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, including Ontario.

Onye is known for her pragmatic, client-focused outlook and thoughtful, measured perspective. Commercially minded in her approach, she focuses on delivering practical, risk-aware solutions aligned with her clients’ operational goals.

Some of the ways Onye supports her clients include:

• Assisting with the preparation and conduct of grievance arbitrations, including matters involving workplace policies, discipline, and termination
• Supporting employers in disputes relating to drug and alcohol policies, including those involving substance testing frameworks and disciplinary actions
• Contributing to the development, review, and implementation of workplace policies
• Assisting with collective bargaining processes, including preparation, research, and strategy development
• Supporting human rights matters and workplace investigations, including drafting materials and analyzing findings
• Working with organizations operating in safety-sensitive environments
• Contributing to files spanning multiple jurisdictions, including Ontario