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Nova
Scotia
Government
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Nova
Scotia
This section provides
specific information for the province of Nova Scotia. Click one of the
links on the left to move directly to the corresponding section.
Hours
of Work
The type of employee
excluded from this legislature are management, farm workers, etc.
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Maximum
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No regulation - must be safe for workers |
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Exclude statutory hours from overtime calculation and reduce the work
week by the statutory hours |
| Overtime |
Any
hours over 48.00 hours/week |
| Overtime
Rate |
1 and 1/2 times the minimum wage |
| Break
Period |
No
government requirements for daily rest periods |
| Rest
Period |
24.00
consecutive hours/week |
Leaves
Pregnancy Leave
| Time
with Employer |
twelve
consecutive months |
| Required
Notice |
four
weeks |
| Length
of Leave |
17
weeks taken no sooner than 16 weeks before the expected birth with
a minimum of one weeks after birth. |
| Benefits
Maintained |
yes
or no depending on circumstances |
Parental Leave
| Time
with Employer |
twelve
consecutive months |
| Required
Notice |
four
weeks written notice |
| Length
of Leave |
35
weeks beginning immediately after the maternity leave or for the father
within a 52 week period after the child arrives home or for adoptive
parents on the date of custody of the child. |
| Benefits
Maintained |
yes
or no depending on circumstances |
Voting Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
three
consecutive hours |
| Paid |
Yes |
Bereavement Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
one
day leave on death of a sibling, inlaws, grandparents, three day leave
for death of a spouse, child or parent |
| Paid |
No |
Court Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
Reasonable |
| Length
of Leave |
The
time required to perform jury duty or required by subpoena or summons
to attend offsite as a witness. |
| Paid |
No |
Holidays
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Holidays
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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New Year's
Day
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Tue., Jan. 1 |
Thu., Jan. 1 |
Fri., Jan. 1 |
Sat., Jan. 1 |
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Good Friday
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Fri.,
Mar.21 |
Fri.,
Apr. 10 |
Fri.,
Apr. 2 |
Fri.,
Apr. 22 |
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Canada Day
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Tue., July 1 |
Wed., July 1 |
Thu., Jul. 1 |
Fri., Jul. 1 |
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Labour Day
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Mon., Sep. 1 |
Mon., Sep. 7 |
Mon., Sep. 6 |
Mon., Sep. 5 |
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Christmas
Day
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Thu.,
Dec. 25 |
Fri.,
Dec. 25 |
Sat.,
Dec. 25 |
Sun.,
Dec. 25 |
According to the Canadian
Labour Standards Code, whenever New Year's Day, Canada Day or Christmas
Day fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the employer must grant his or her employee
a holiday with pay on the next working day immediately preceding or following
the holiday, providing that the holiday is a provincial requirement. If
a statutory holiday is worked during a regularly scheduled work day than
an employee must either receive their regular daily wages plus time and
a half or their regular pay plus a day off with pay on some other day
which both parties agree upon.
Remembrance Day
Act - Most industries are required to be closed, some services are
exempt.
The following holidays
fall under the Retail Business Closing Act: New Year's Day, Good
Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Day, Boxing Day, Sunday or any other day declared by provincial proclamation.
Terminations
Required
Notice
Individual Termination
| Length
of Employment |
Notice
Required |
| Under
3 months |
None |
| Between
3 months and 2 years |
1
week |
| Between
2 years and 5 years |
2
weeks |
| Between
5 years and 10 years |
4
weeks |
| Over
10 years |
8
weeks |
Group Termination
| Number
of Employees |
Notice
Required |
| 10
to 99 |
8
weeks |
| 100
to 299 |
12
weeks |
| More
than 300 |
16
weeks |
Worker's
Compensation
Assessable Earnings:
Included
| Car allowances
(if taxable) |
| Clothing allowances
(if taxable) |
| Travel allowances
(if taxable) |
| Moving allowances
(if taxable) |
| Bonuses |
| Commissions |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Standby pay |
| Gifts |
| Gratuities (if
taxable) |
| Pre-retirement
with pay |
| Temporary
lay-off with pay |
| Pay
in lieu of notice |
| Regular salary
or wages/overtime |
| Shift premium |
| Sick Pay (paid
during year) |
| Vacation pay/Statutory
holiday pay |
| Taxable Benefits
such as: |
| Board & lodging |
| Company car |
| Life insurance |
| Loans |
Excluded
| Directors' fees |
| Short-term disability
payed by the employer |
| Long-term disability
payed by the employer |
| Maternity with
pay |
| Retiring allowance |
| Severance pay |
| Sick pay on
termination |
| WCB Top-up |
| WCB (after one
week) |
Pay
Statements
For Nova Scotia the
pay is required semi-monthly or more frequently. The employee must receive
their pay within five working days after the pay period.
Nova Scotia's pay
statements must contain the following:
- Rate of pay
- Dates of pay periods
- Total hours worked
- Net pay
- Deductions and
the reasons for those deductions
Minimum
Wages
The province of Nova
Scotia has two wage rate standards as follows:
| Parties
Applicable |
Wage
Rate |
| Employed
less than 3 months (no experience) |
$8.70 |
| Employed
more than 3 months (experienced) |
$9.20 |
The province of Nova
Scotia also has a standard with regard to an employer who provides an employee
with board, lodging, or both and the employer cannot deduct from the employee's
minimum wage more than the following rates:
| Requirement |
Rate |
| Board only |
$48.45 per week |
| Lodging only |
$13.50 per week |
| Board & Lodging |
$59.80 per week |
| Meals |
$3.15 per meal |
Minimum
Age
A child under 14 is
permitted to work as long as the work is in no way harmful to that child.
Children under 14
are not permitted to work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
A child is limited to 3 hours of work on a school day, as long as their
combined school and work doesn't exceed a total of eight hours, and a
child can only work eight hours on any other day.
Children under the
age of 16 years of age are not allowed to work in certain occupations.
Vacationable
Earnings
Included
| Work related
bonuses (cash) |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Commissions
earned at employer's premises |
| Commissions
earned by a route salesman |
| Overtime pay |
| Pay in lieu of notice/Termination pay |
| Regular salary/wages/retroactive |
| Shift premium |
| Sick pay - Sick days |
| Standby pay |
| Statutory - Company Holidays (floaters) |
| Statutory - General Holidays |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Board & lodging
(does not apply to the contruction industry) |
| Company car |
| Life Insurance |
| Loans |
Excluded
| Allowances (Car, clothing, moving, travel) |
| Discretionary bonuses (cash) |
| Commissions earned away from employer's premises |
| Director's fees |
| Gifts (cash or in kind) |
| Previously paid
vacation pay |
| Profit Sharing |
| Severance/Plant severance |
| Tips and Gratuities |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
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Provincial
Health
The Nova Scotia Health
Services and Insurance Plan is funded through federal and provincial taxes.
No premiums are paid by the employer or the employee. All residents of
Nova Scotia are covered under the plan, and all dependants are eligible.
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