Deborah Furtado

Deborah Furtado is a lawyer within the Labour, Employment & Human Rights group in our Montréal office. As part of her practice, she regularly advises clients in various sectors of activity, whether in matters of collective or individual labour relations. She also advises employers in both private and public sectors with respect to the complex human capital issues they face, regardless of whether they fall under provincial or federal jurisdiction.

Deborah provides strategic advice to employers on issues such as labour standards; human rights, which may include the hiring and termination of employees; disciplinary measures of employees; psychological and sexual harassment in the workplace; workforce management; labour disputes; and issues related to negotiating and interpreting collective agreements.

In the event of litigation, she additionally represents employers in grievance or labour standards arbitration cases before various civil and administrative tribunals in Québec.