In Nova Scotia, the minimum hourly wage is currently $8.60. Under current plans, the minimum hourly wage will increase to $9.20 on 1 April 2010 and to $9.65 on 1 October 2010. What does this mean to business owners?
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Addiction… Disease to Accommodate or Personal and Lifestyle Choice?
From years of research, the prevalent medical view is that addiction is a disease that affects both brain and behaviour. But is it? And, does this view further enable the addict to continue their destructive behaviour? Dr Gene M. Heyman, a Harvard Medical School lecturer, has recently concluded his research and published a book, Addiction: A Disorder […]
Mandatory retirement at 65 is no longer…
As of July 1st, mandatory retirement in Nova Scotia became of policy of the past, not of the future. Forcing an employee to retire by reason of age is now regulated by human rights legislation. This amendment to the Human Rights Act brings Nova Scotia in line with all other jurisdictions in Canada which have […]