Nearly 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 …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nova Scotia lifts stop-work order at Halifax Walmart where teen’s body found in oven
Nova Scotia’s labour department has lifted a stop-work order at a Halifax Walmart where a young woman was found dead in a …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeatured
Nova Scotia releases recommendations to improve workplace accessibility
Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Advisory Board has released recommendations aimed at removing employment barriers faced by people with disabilities in areas such as …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Body of teen in Halifax Walmart bakery oven was discovered by her mother
By Michael Tutton A Sikh organization says the body of a 19-year-old employee was found in a Walmart bakery oven on Saturday by …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Police investigating after Walmart worker, 19, found dead at Halifax store
Police in Halifax are investigating after a 19-year-old woman died at a Walmart store in the city’s west end. Officers were called …