Congratulations to UCBA Treasurer and Membership Director Andy Balaura who has recently become a partner at his firm, Pallett Valo. Andy practices exclusively in the area of management-side Employment & Labour Law. He advises corporate clients on a wide range of human resource issues, including employee discipline and discharge, employment and consulting contracts, workplace investigations, collective agreement administration, obligations of departing employees, and the statutory obligations of employers pursuant to the Employment Standards Act and Ontario Human Rights Code. He has presented seminars, training programs, and papers on a variety of employment law topics.