The Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has dismissed a human rights complaint against the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission and Commissionaires Nova Scotia, finding that race was not a factor when officers …
Nova Scotia
-
Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Nova Scotia aligns workplace hazard regulations with national WHMIS standards
Nova Scotia has updated its workplace hazardous materials regulations to align with the national Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), ensuring consistency with other provinces and territories. The updated Workplace …
-
FeaturedSmall Claims Court
CFO fired during probation entitled to signing bonus, not salary continuance: N.S. Small Claims Court
The former CFO at Ace Mechanical and EFP Engineering — who was dismissed during her probationary period after missing meetings and failing to complete year-end financial statements — is entitled …
-
The Supreme Court of Canada will not delve into a dispute between Nova Scotia and its teachers union that stretches back several years. Read the full story on our sister …
-
FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Job offer pulled: Nova Scotia court refuses county’s bid to convert wrongful dismissal case into a full-fledged action
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has dismissed a motion by the Municipality of the County of King’s to convert an application for wrongful dismissal into a full-fledged action in …
-
The Nova Scotia Labour Board ordered Elmbrook Farms Ltd., operating as The Farmer’s Daughter Country Store, to pay a former employee a total of $3,904.73 for unpaid vacation pay, holiday …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Inflation fight: Nova Scotia’s top court restores arbitrator’s wage award for ambulance workers
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has overturned a provincial Supreme Court decision and reinstated the original wage award set by an arbitration board for EMC Emergency Medical Care Inc. …
-
Workplace News
Nova Scotia reports decrease in workplace injuries, rate is half of what it was in 2003
The latest report from WCB Nova Scotia, released during national Safety and Health Week, reveals a continuing decline in the impact of workplace injuries across the province. The “Impact of …
-
FeaturedMental HealthWorkplace Violence
Nova Scotia court says it doesn’t have jurisdiction in defamation case involving unionized workers who witnessed shooting
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to hear a defamation and negligent conduct claim brought by two unionized employees — who allegedly …
-
Workplace News
Human rights hearing scheduled for cyclist who alleged discrimination by Halifax Bridge Commission employees
An independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Ross Gray vs. Halifax Bridge Commission and/or Halifax Harbour Bridges and/or Commissionaires Nova Scotia will begin Tuesday, April 16, …