career paths
HR Career Paths:
Jodi Zigelstein-Yip, CHRL
HR CONSULTANT
By Chris Atchison
When veteran lawyer Laura Williams founded
Williams HR Law in January 2011, she focused on
delivering labour and employment law services with
an innovative spin. Williams, determined to carve a
distinct niche in a highly-competitive field, dedicated her efforts
to delivering strategic advice and representation designed to help
employers proactively manage their everyday legal risks resulting
from various HR issues within the workplace.
Along the way, it became increasingly clear to Williams that
her clients were looking for something more – specifically, proactive
and sustainable HR solutions that could help them solve their
most challenging people-management issues. She set her sights on
launching a sister company to fulfill that need.
Doing so meant finding the right director with the right skills,
entrepreneurial spirit and innovative mind to ensure the company’s
success. Enter Jodi Zigelstein-Yip, a prominent face in the
Ontario HR scene who had previously worked with Williams at
an HR consulting firm. Williams HR Consulting (WHRC, pronounced
“work”) opened for business in April 2013, and has since
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