Join us November 16, 2022, for an online CPBI London Ontario session on Tools to Create a Healthy Work Culture.  Our 1-hour session from 1:00 pm ET will have two great speakers.

Harriet Ekperigin from Green Shield Canada will discuss the impact of mental health on the Canadian workforce and tools employers can engage to support this growing population. 

Neena Gupta, an employment and human rights lawyer and partner at Gowling WLG will follow with a discussion on the legislation in place to support employees including the objectives of the most recent Right to Disconnect legislation. 

The pandemic has blurred the lines between work and personal life driving a higher incidence of burnout and flagging gaps.  Neena will discuss the organizational culture shift required to address these gaps.  Attendees will walk away with areas of focus to explore within organizations to help identify possible changes in keeping with the intention of legislation.

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Presented by:

Neena Gupta

Practical Employment Law Advice/Partner

Gowling WLG

Neena Gupta is a partner in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region and Toronto offices. Her practice focuses on a broad range of employment and human rights matters. She is known for her practical, cost-effective and focused approach to employment law and litigation.

Neena has advised a broad range of employers, from start-ups to world-renowned multinationals, on all aspects of employment law, including employment offers and contracts, policies, compensation plans, cross-border employment and regulatory compliance in Canada. Neena is the mother to a wonderful son and is the “grandmother” to a 500-kilo horse, whom she considers her “fur grandchild”. She’s an expert at shoveling manure and calming nervous animals – skills that are directly transferable to her day job.
 

Harriet Ekperigin

Vice President, Mental Health

Green Shield Holdings

Harriet brings over 20 years’ experience in the mental health sector. In her role as Vice President of Mental Health, Green Shield, she is responsible for growing the Mental Health Strategy.
Prior to this role, Harriet was the Senior Lead for Virtual Mental Health at the Ontario Telemedicine Network and Ontario Health. She oversaw the dramatic growth of Ontario’s virtual mental health program – from a pilot project to Canada’s first province-wide, fully-funded internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy program. Of note, this program supported over 100,000 Ontarians during the COVID pandemic.
Harriet has held several transformative roles in the private and public sector, including with KPMG, the Ministry of Transportation, eHealth Ontario and Haldimand County. Harriet began her career as a mental health nurse in the U.K. and moved to Canada in 2001 to work at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, where she held several roles, including Manager of the Mood and Anxiety outpatient program.
She is Vice-Chair at Connex Ontario board of directors. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, a Masters of Business Administration, and is Project Management Professional Certified.