WorkplaceNL has tabled its 2026-28 Strategic Plan with Newfoundland and Labrador’s House of Assembly, committing to measurable targets in injury prevention, return-to-work …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM Operating Engineers Local 904 and Oceanex finalize 18-year collective agreement covering owner/operator truck units
The deal runs from March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2038, and includes annual mileage and rate increases tied to the Consumer …
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A Newfoundland and Labrador arbitrator has upheld the discharge of a licensed practical nurse employed at a long-term care facility after finding …
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CompensationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
N.L. minimum wage increase ‘far from a living wage,’ says NDP leader
By Justin Brake | The Independent The provincial government’s regulated 35-cent increase to Newfoundland and Labrador’s minimum wage—bringing it to $16.35 an hour—falls …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
N.L. accepting applications for program that helps EI recipients gain work experience
Newfoundland and Labrador is accepting applications for a program that connects Employment Insurance-eligible individuals with community-based work experience opportunities. The Job Creation …
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CompensationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Newfoundland and Labrador minimum wage rising to $16.35 on April 1
Workers and employers in Newfoundland and Labrador will see a new minimum wage take effect April 1, 2026, when the provincial rate …
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BenefitsFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
N.L. premier urges Ottawa to negotiate pharmacare funding after province left out of initial agreements
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for immediate federal pharmacare negotiations after Ottawa signed …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRecruitment
Newfoundland and Labrador opens applications for student summer employment program
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is accepting applications from employers for the 2026 Summer Employment Program for Students, with a deadline of …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLayoffs
Loblaw to close St. John’s, N.L., Dominion store, affecting 100 unionized workers
Loblaw Companies will close a Dominion grocery store in St. John’s on May 8, affecting approximately 100 unionized workers. Unifor Local 597, …
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Workers at DF Barnes in St. John’s, N.L., voted 92 per cent in favour of joining the United Steelworkers union on Jan. …

