By Justin Brake | The Independent The union representing provincial snowplow operators says the Newfoundland and Labrador government’s decision to improve 24-hour snow… …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
WorkplaceNL holds 2026 average assessment rate at $1.73 per $100 of payroll
WorkplaceNL will maintain its average assessment rate at $1.73 per $100 of assessable payroll for 2026, marking another year of stability for… …
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CompensationFeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Newfoundland and Labrador leads Atlantic Canada in wage inequality: StatCan
Data from Statistics Canada shows Newfoundland and Labrador had the widest gap between the top one per cent of earners and the… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Newfoundland and Labrador appoints trades veteran Goosney as labour minister
Premier Tony Wakeham named Mike Goosney as Minister of Labour on Oct. 29 as part of a cabinet shuffle following the Progressive… …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Unifor calls on new N.L. government to protect fishery and forestry jobs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s largest private sector union is pressing Newfoundland and Labrador’s newly elected Progressive Conservative government to take immediate steps to protect workers… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Workers’ issues in N.L. sidelined by parties, say labour groups
By Rhea Rollmann | The Independent Newfoundland and Labrador has the fourth-lowest minimum wage in the country, the third-highest rate of workplace injury fatalities, and the highest… …
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By Sarah Smellie As members of Newfoundland and Labrador’s main political parties travel the province to campaign for votes, their signs, pamphlets, buses… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Newfoundland and Labrador seeks federal EI extension for wildfire-displaced workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNewfoundland and Labrador is asking Ottawa to extend Employment Insurance benefits and increase work permit flexibility for workers displaced by unprecedented wildfires… …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedTraining & Development
N.L. government invests $3.5 million in women’s trades program, launches online registry
The Newfoundland and Labrador government will spend $3.54 million over three years to create an all-female renovation crew that helps women gain… …
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Newfoundland and Labrador launches worker rights awareness campaign
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Newfoundland and Labrador government has launched a new campaign to help workers understand their workplace rights and help employers learn their… …


