Khiam Nong

A practical approach to delicate workplace matters.

Khiam Nong is a partner in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region office. Her practice focuses on employment and human rights law and workplace investigations. She is a certified workplace investigator and is often called upon to investigate complex issues relating to employee misconduct, workplace bullying and sexual harassment. She regularly advises and supports employers in conducting their own workplace investigations.

Khiam advises a wide gamut of employers on all workplace matters. A significant portion of her work involves advising employers about best practices, including workplace policies, employment agreements and responses to employee misconduct. She provides employers with day-to-day advice about all aspects of the workplace, including employment standards, human rights compliance, occupational health and safety and methods of reducing risk in the workplace. Her experience ranges from small start-up companies to large institutional employers in both the public and private sectors. She is a trusted advisor to several Indigenous organizations.

Khiam is a skilled litigator and negotiator. She has successfully defended wrongful dismissal actions, employment standards appeals and human rights complaints at court and administrative tribunals.