The Nova Scotia Labour Board has rejected a request from three construction companies to delay a scheduled hearing into allegations of unfair labour practices brought by the Labourers’ International U… …
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Nova Scotia tribunal finds worker’s chronic symptoms linked to 2005 workplace head injury
A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation appeals tribunal has ruled that a worker’s ongoing cognitive problems and headaches are connected to a workplace head injury he suffered nearly 20 years ago, …
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All Nova Scotia employers must implement written harassment prevention policies by September 1 under new provincial regulations, affecting thousands of workplaces across the province. The Harassment i… Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Workers’ comp appeal denied for continuing care assistant claiming workplace psychological injury
A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation appeal tribunal has denied a continuing care assistant’s claim for a gradual psychological injury, ruling that her workplace stressors fell within normal employment management practices… …
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Labour board orders Halifax workers back to job after finding illegal work stoppage
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has ordered plumbing and pipefitting workers to immediately return to work at a Halifax construction site after determining they participated in an illegal work stoppage. …
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Nova Scotia introduces mandatory return-to-work co-operation rules
Nova Scotia employers and workers will face new legal obligations starting July 15, 2025, when the province’s Duty to Cooperate legislation takes effect, requiring both parties to actively participate… Free …
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Former jail guard with PTSD who refused customer service job wins workers’ comp appeal
A Nova Scotia worker with post-traumatic stress disorder has successfully appealed a decision that reduced his benefits after he refused a customer service position, with a tribunal finding the job …
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Non-union civil servants dismissed without cause in Nova Scotia will now be eligible for up to 80 weeks of severance under new regulations the province says will bring more clarity …
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Court rejects bid to quash human rights inquiry after dismissal of Black long-term care worker
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has dismissed a judicial review application by a long-term care provider seeking to stop a human rights inquiry into the termination of a Black …
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Excavation company wins appeal over crane safety violation in Nova Scotia
An excavation contractor successfully overturned a compliance order and administrative penalty after Nova Scotia’s Labour Board found insufficient evidence that digging near a tower crane created safe… Free Membership Required …