Nova Scotia workers would qualify for overtime pay after 44 hours a week instead of 48, under legislation tabled this week by… …
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Nova Scotia harassment policy rules mark one year in force
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNova Scotia employers have been required to have a written workplace harassment prevention policy for a full year as of Sept. 1,… …
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PensionsLabour Law
PREMIUM Halifax Catholic corporation denied $1.3-million pension surplus over 1973 wording
A Halifax Catholic corporation has been denied access to a $1,318,100 pension surplus after the Nova Scotia Labour Board found the fund’s… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Striking paramedics’ pay tied to essential services schedule, not regular shifts: Nova Scotia board
Striking workers at EMC Emergency Medical Care are entitled to overtime and holiday pay based on the schedule they work under the… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Townhouse units built to house healthcare workers in Nova Scotia are complete, fully occupied
Twenty new townhouse units built for healthcare workers in Bridgewater are complete and fully occupied, Premier Tim Houston announced July 28. The… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Emergency Medical Care denied lockout arbitration bid by Nova Scotia board for dispatchers
Emergency Medical Care’s attempt to force interest arbitration over what it called an ineffective right to lock out unionized dispatchers has been… …
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Training & DevelopmentGovernment Policy & BudgetsOur Favourites
Federal, provincial labour ministers pledge $2 billion for skills training at Halifax meeting
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s Forum of Labour Market Ministers wrapped a meeting in Halifax on July 16 with a pledge of $2 billion over five… …
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Two tradespeople at the Fleet Maintenance Facility-Cape Scott in Halifax lost a group grievance over how they were paid for time spent… …
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LayoffsEmployment LawFeatured
Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments
A Nova Scotia call centre operator has lost its appeal seeking to avoid nearly $200,000 in termination pay for 69 workers laid… …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM Unifor and Rosedale Home for Special Care finalize four-year collective agreement covering full-time, part-time and casual care staff
The deal runs from Nov. 1, 2023 to Oct. 31, 2027 and includes a 3 per cent general increase plus a 2.5… …

