N.S. tables bill to increase protection for some workers
The new protections in the proposed legislation would not apply to some workers, including people working in the construction and agriculture sectors.
Nova Scotia's government has introduced legislation aimed at enhancing protections for certain workers. The bill, presented by Labour Minister Nolan Young, would lower the overtime threshold from 48 to 44 hours per week and grant the government new tools to recover unpaid wages owed to workers. This proposed legislation also seeks to expand overtime eligibility, ensuring that workers receive overtime pay for voluntary extra hours, not only when work is required by an employer.
However, these new protections would not extend to individuals working in construction and agriculture sectors. Additionally, the bill includes a provision to safeguard against tip theft, ensuring that gratuities are paid to those who earn tips. The changes to overtime and tip protection rules are set to take effect on April 1, while measures for wage recovery are to be implemented through separate regulations.
Written by urgent.news from Global News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Tariff fight looms over Nova Scotia legislature’s return globalnews.ca
- Nova Scotia tables bill that would increase protections for some workers winnipegfreepress.com
