$13.35/hour
$13.60 as of October 1, 2022 |
Overtime after 48 hours/week
Max 6 days/week
3 hours call-in
Employees may not work more than 5 consecutive hours without a half-hour break |
7 days
New Year's Day
Nova Scotia Heritage Day
Good Friday
Canada Day
Labour Day
Remembrance Day has special rules
Christmas Day |
2 weeks after 1 year
3 weeks after 8 years |
28 weeks compassionate care leave over 52 weeks with a certificate
37 weeks unpaid critical illness leave to care for a child, 16 weeks unpaid to care for an adult
3 days/year unpaid sick leave
5 days unpaid bereavement leave
1 day Citizenship Ceremony leave
10 days (3 paid, 7 unpaid) domestic violence leave, plus 16 weeks unpaid
52 weeks in case of crime-related disappearance of a child, 104 weeks in case of death of a child |
16 weeks unpaid maternity leave
77 weeks unpaid parental
Pregnancy and Parental Leave combined may not exceed 77 weeks |
1 week after 3 months
2 weeks after 2 years
4 weeks after 5 years
8 weeks after 10 years |
Lay-offs can last indefinitely if there is insufficient work available, lay-offs of less than one year count towards continuous periods of employment
Termination of 10 or more employees within 4 weeks must give advance notice to the employees and to the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education based on the number of employees terminated: 8 weeks for 10 or more employees, 12 weeks for 100 or more, and 16 weeks for 300 or more |
Lasts as long as needed (if the work can be completed remotely, the leave may not apply)
In case of government-declared emergency
At the direction of a medical officer
To provide care for a dependent because of closures |
