The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to exclude a director of operations from a proposed bargaining unit, finding …
Nova Scotia
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CompensationFeatured
Reminder: Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is now $16.75, set to rise again in October
Nova Scotia’s minimum wage increased to $16.75 per hour today, with another increase already scheduled for later this year. The province announced …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Termination too harsh for forklift operator who failed to report racking damage, arbitrator finds
A cold-storage warehouse worker in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, who was fired for failing to report damage he caused to a metal racking …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Nova Scotia worker’s duty of fair representation complaint against CUPE dismissed as too late
A Nova Scotia labour board has dismissed a complaint against a public sector union, finding it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case …
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The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2026, an annual designation awarded …
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Two Halifax Regional Police constables were properly excluded from a 2023 salary adjustment program because their pre-hire military police experience had already …
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By Colton LeBlanc Nova Scotia has a long and proud history of defending our country and our allies – in the air, …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM SEIU Local 2 and Acadia University finalize three-year collective agreement covering campus support staff
The deal runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, and includes wage increases of approximately 2.25 per cent annually across …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM IUOE Local 721 and Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association finalize four-year collective agreement covering industrial operating engineers
The deal runs from July 18, 2025 to June 30, 2029 and includes stepped wage increases across all groups reaching a top …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour Relations
Nova Scotia worker’s second DFR complaint over COVID-19 vaccination leave dismissed
A Nova Scotia worker’s second attempt to hold her union accountable for failing to grieve her forced administrative leave over a COVID-19 …

