A manager at IWK Health who was placed on paid administrative leave while an anonymous complaint against him was investigated has lost his bid to have the leave declared a …
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Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments
A Nova Scotia call centre operator has lost its appeal seeking to avoid nearly $200,000 in termination pay for 69 workers laid off after its sole client ended a service …
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The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to claw back a former project manager’s unpaid wages and vacation pay over an unreturned company laptop. SDCM Holdings appealed …
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Nova Scotia bridge worker’s racism complaint dismissed after safety probe
A Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has dismissed a human rights complaint filed by a probationary bridge maintenance worker who alleged he was subjected to racial discrimination by co-workers and …
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PREMIUM Nova Scotia worker loses bid for psychological injury benefits after COVID dispute with boss
A worker’s claim for psychological injury benefits has been denied after the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal found insufficient evidence that workplace stressors caused a compensable mental injury. The… …
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The Nova Scotia Labour Board has granted an autobody painter an extension of time to appeal the dismissal of his unjust dismissal complaint, finding the death of his nephew during …
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Nova Scotia legislation transfers Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission staff to new Crown entity
The Nova Scotia government has dissolved the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission and transferred all of its employees to Link Nova Scotia, a newly created body corporate, under legislation that came i… …
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PREMIUM Black Nova Scotia cop’s banana peel claim referred back for review
A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation appeal involving a police officer who found a banana peel placed on his personal vehicle by colleagues has been referred back to hearing officers after… …
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PREMIUM Termination too harsh for forklift operator who failed to report racking damage, arbitrator finds
A cold-storage warehouse worker in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, who was fired for failing to report damage he caused to a metal racking system has been reinstated — but without back… …
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The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has appointed three new commissioners to two-year terms. Commissioners meet six times a year and are responsible for setting the commission’s strategic directio… Free …


