The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed a complaint from a laboratory technician at Dalhousie University who said she was required to work unpaid overtime. The ruling centred on whether…
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A long-time dental assistant “abandoned her employment” and was not terminated, according to a ruling by the Nova Scotia Labour Board that overturned an an earlier order from the Director…
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The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed Search Minerals Inc.’s bid to halt a wage claim filed by its former CEO, affirming that the province’s Labour Standards Code applies to…
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Nova Scotia court upholds Halifax Shipyard’s elimination of double time pay for early starts
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision dismissing a union grievance against Halifax Shipyard, a division of Irving Shipbuilding Inc., over the cessation of double time pay…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
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 a bargaining unit of employees at a Dartmouth…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Shrimp boat worker who claimed steel-toed boots aggravated foot injury gets new hearing
The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal has directed a case manager to reconsider a worker’s claim that his requirement to wear steel-toed boots aggravated his pre-existing foot injury. The…
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Dalhousie University will not ask survivors of sexualized violence to sign NDAs
By Lauren Phillips | The Coast Dalhousie University in Halifax has made a significant change to the way it responds to cases of sexualized violence involving members of its community. In…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
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 to the onset of a finger injury has…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Traffic controller’s OHS complaint dismissed after he was placed on STD following work refusal in wake of Hurricane Fiona
The Nova Scotia Labour Board dismissed a discriminatory action complaint brought by an employee of the Department of Public Works on the grounds that it was filed outside the statutory…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Mechanic at winemaker granted appeal over timing of occupational noise-induced hearing loss claim
A Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal decision has overturned an earlier ruling that dismissed a former employee’s claim for occupational noise-induced hearing loss. The Tribunal found that the worker,…
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