Farmers in Nova Scotia’s apple and wild blueberry industries can now access funding to upgrade their harvesting equipment, with a focus on… …
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CompensationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Nova Scotia minimum wage set to rise to $16.50 by October
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNova Scotia is set to increase its minimum wage by $1.30 this year, marking the largest annual wage hike in the province’s… …
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FeaturedRecruitmentRetention
Nova Scotia offers $100,000 grants to boost healthcare recruitment and retention
Communities across Nova Scotia can now apply for funding to attract and retain healthcare professionals as the province’s Office of Healthcare Professionals… …
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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 …


