About Us
Fermata Workplace Solutions was founded to help organizations resolve workplace conflict through the blended lens of HR, mediation and investigation best practices. When you need to 'get to the bottom of it', with tailored services that meet your strategic organizational goals, you can rely on Fermata Workplace Solutions to provide a timely, reliable solution. Whether you are seeking an in-depth understanding of the root causes of conflict in a department that always has 'dark storm clouds' overhead, or you need a rapid, thorough and legally compliant investigation finding, we have the skills to get the job done. Contact Fermata Workplace Solutions today to discuss the right intervention to resolve your organization's thorniest workplace conflict challenges.
Take a beat - work it out.
Paul Nicholson
Paul is the Managing Director of Fermata Workplace Solutions and a licensed mediator, private investigator and certified HR professional. Paul employs best practices in investigation, HR strategy and dispute resolution to provide strategic workplace conflict solutions for organizations across Canada. Paul's work is grounded in timeliness, clarity, fairness, and trauma-informed practice.
Prior to starting Fermata Workplace Solutions, Paul led a team of workplace investigators and mediators conducting dozens of simultaneous complex cases and interventions across a wide range of sectors and areas of focus, and has conducted hundreds of investigations, mediations and assessments over 10+ years within a broad range of provincially and federally regulated organizations.
Paul is a regular speaker and trainer on topics relating to workplace conflict and investigations. Paul and his family are currently fostering Larry, a future Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guide training to become an Autism Support Dog. Larry doesn't always share Paul's sense of humour, but he's a promising intern.
Highlights
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Certified HR leader (CHRL), Licensed Private Investigator (Ontario), and a Qualified Mediator (Q. Med) certified by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario.
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Extensive experience with C-Suite / Board investigations
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Broad human rights investigation experience (Disability, Race/Ancestry, Gender Identity/Expression, Family Status)
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Sexual harassment and sexual assault cases
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Vulnerable Sector investigations involving educators, students, eldercare and developmental services.
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80+ interview workplace assessments in the utility, healthcare and broader public sectors
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Conducted investigations requiring extensive language interpretation services
