Fiona McFarlane
Lawyer
Fiona has extensive experience working with individuals and small business clients throughout British Columbia. She regularly advises on and prepares employment contracts, respectful workplace policies, and human rights complaints.
Fiona joined KSW Lawyers in March 2024 in its Surrey office. Fiona’s primary areas of practice are workplace investigations, employment contracts and workplace policies, human rights, disability issues, administrative law, legal drafting, analysis and strategy, as well as compliance and governance matters.
Throughout the years, Fiona has frequently volunteered to speak about employment law matters including sexual harassment in the workplace, the Intersection of Human Rights and Employment Law (in 2021) and Privacy in the Workplace—A Review of the Law and Recent Developments (in 2020) as faculty with the CLE BC; and through virtual employer forums on topics such as: The Employment Standards Act and Family Responsibilities, Mental Health Matters: The What, Why and How of Workplace Policies, and Employment Contracts in the time of COVID-19.
Fiona is also an active member of the Girl Guides of Canada, a sailor, a Border collie owner and outdoor enthusiast who lives in Vancouver. Most days you can find her walking at least 10,000 steps somewhere near the water.