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Yasmeena Mohamed was appointed to the Ministry of Labour’s list of Arbitrators in 2008 and currently practises as an
arbitrator and mediator in all sectors of labour and employment matters. Prior to her appointment as arbitrator, Yasmeena
worked as senior counsel for the Ministry of Government Services. She carried a management-side labour and employment
law practise and advised government clients on a wide spectrum of matters, including: collective agreement bargaining
matters, labour and employment relations, wrongful dismissals, human rights, Charter challenges, occupational health and
safety, worker’s compensation, employment standards, and workplace policies. Yasmeena represented the Ontario Government
before various levels of the labour boards of arbitration and court, including the Ontario Labour Relations Board,
the Public Service Grievance Settlement Board, the Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board, the Ontario Human
Rights Tribunal, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and both the
Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal in judicial review applications and wrongful dismissal matters.
Prior to working for the Ontario Government, Yasmeena practised as a sole practitioner specializing in union-side labour
matters and personal injury matters. She is a law graduate from the University of Witwatersrand (South Africa) and Queen’s
University (Kingston). Yasmeena was called to the Ontario Bar in 1997. |
