By New Brunswick Human Rights Commission The following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission: Since 1967, the New Brunswick Human Rights …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
New Brunswick advocate urges government, unions to stop bargaining away children’s right to educational services
By Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate – New Brunswick Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock has issued recommendations on means to uphold the rights of children with …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Did management at forest products company manipulate timesheets to avoid overtime?
A New Brunswick arbitrator has rejected a claim by Unifor that management at a forest products company were manipulating timesheets to minimize the amount of overtime paid to workers. Unifor …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
New Brunswick health CEO awarded $2 million after being fired before press conference held by Premier, Minister of Health
The former president and CEO of New Brunswick’s Horizon Health Network has been awarded more than $2 million, including $200,000 in aggravated damages for the way his high-profile dismissal was …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Minimum wage in New Brunswick to reach highest in Atlantic Canada
By Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, New Brunswick On April 1, the third $1 per-hour increase to the minimum wage over the past 12 months will push New Brunswick’s minimum …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
WorkSafe NB’s vaccination mandate did not violate collective agreement: Arbitrator
WorkSafe New Brunswick did not breach the collective agreement with its employees when it implemented the province’s COVID vaccination mandate, an arbitrator has ruled. The Canadian Union of Public Employees …
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New Brunswick’s Human Rights Commission issues new age discrimination guideline
By New Brunswick Human Rights Commission The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has issued a new publication, Guideline on Age Discrimination, which outlines the protections provided in the Human Rights Act against age-based …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Members of disability community support development of accessibility legislation in New Brunsick: report
FREDERICTON (GNB) – The select committee on accessibility in New Brunswick says the province’s disability community strongly supports development of accessibility legislation, and the committee agrees this is the correct …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
New Brunswick introduces legislation to ensure public services during labour disputes
The New Brunswick government has introduced amendments to the Public Service Labour Relations Act intended to ensure essential services remain available during labour disputes while clarifying the rules of engagement between the …
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Top stories this week from HR Law Canada include: • Worker’s case that loss of truck amounted to constructive dismissal was ‘Ram tough’: Court • Newspaper GM had no obligation …