Information on Specific Rules

 

I am looking for information on the Labour Standards rules for...

 

Pay

• Minimum wage
• Deductions from pay
• Protecting pay
• Frequency of pay
• Overtime pay
• Vacation time and vacation pay
• Holiday pay
• Records
• Financial difficulty and bankruptcy
• Transfer of business

 

Ending employment

• When the Employer Ends the Employment
• When the Employee Ends the Employment
• Financial difficulty and bankruptcy
• Periods of employment/length of service
• Transfer of business

 

Time off from work

• Hours of Labour (Period of rest, breaks)
• Variance from the hours of labour (period of rest) rules
• Holidays (holiday pay, substituting a holiday, retail closing days...)
• Vacation time and vacation pay
• Leaves from work (pregnancy/parental, sick, bereavement...)
• Fixed cycle averaging agreements

Employment of foreign workers in Nova Scotia

• Foreign worker program
• Foreign workers who are employees FAQ
• Employer registration FAQ
• Recruiter licence FAQ
• List of licenced recruiters

 

Employment of children

• Children 14 and under, children under 16, children working in restaurants

 

Records

• Records

 

Various industries

• Construction and Construction Workers
• Farm Workers
• Fishing Industry
• Logging and Forestry

 

Special situations

• Employee vs. Independent Contractor
• Unionized Workplaces and the Labour Standards Code
• Financial Difficulty & Bankruptcy
• Employment Status