Three hundred janitors employed by GDI Integrated Facility Services in the Halifax area could walk off the job next Monday if ongoing …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Nova Scotia school workers in contract talks feel ‘unheard and undervalued’ by province
By Lauren Phillips | The Coast New year, new deal? Not yet for roughly 5,000 school support staff in Nova Scotia. These are …
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An independent panel of senior Nova Scotia bureaucrats has been appointed to review the pay packages for members of the legislature. Speaker …
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Corporate CultureFeatured
Nova Scotia child protection workers facing heavy caseloads and moral distress: CCPA report
Nova Scotia’s child protection social workers are struggling under excessive caseloads, low wages, and inadequate support, according to a new report from …
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Corporate Social ResponsibilityFeatured
NSLC employees volunteer over 1,400 hours, support community initiatives in second quarter
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNearly 200 employees of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) volunteered 1,474 hours during the second quarter, participating in community projects such …
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Labour Relations
Labour board rejects PetSmart’s request for six-month bar on union certification following unsuccessful vote by UFCW
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed an application by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 864 (UFCW), to certify …
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People on the Move
Jennifer Carras named director of people and culture at Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Jennifer Carras has been hired as the director of people and culture at the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia. “Jennifer’s expertise …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Affordability or bust: Nova Scotia election campaign all about cost of living
By Lyndsay Armstrong A lot has changed in Nova Scotia since the Progressive Conservatives won a dominant electoral majority in the 2021 election …
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Employment LawFeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
COVID-19 screener awarded benefits for finger injury caused by repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps
A COVID-19 screener who claimed that repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps — as many as 600 times daily — contributed …
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By Lauren Phillips | The Coast Over 5,000 education workers—including teaching assistants, custodians, bus drivers, early childhood educators, librarians and cafeteria workers—could go …