OHS – It’s More Than Just Compliance I remember one time conducting WHMIS training. “Marvin” kept making cat calls, “don’t tell me you care about this Tanya”, “what a waste of time”, “the MSDS are 5 years old, no one cares”, etc. I finally got to the point where I ejected Marvin from the training […]
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Snow Day or Sick Day?
Another Sick Day….Or is it a Another Snow Day? Quite unexpectedly for many parents, today is a snow day for children throughout Nova Scotia. Unfortunately, when schools unexpectedly close because of weather, working parents with younger children have to scramble to find alternative child care arrangements. Many of these parents may end up missing work […]
Is Natal Day a Paid Holiday in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick?
In Canada, nearly all Provinces have a holiday during the summer months. The dates, names and pay treatments vary by province but, generally, the first Monday in August is set aside as a holiday. In the Halifax Regional Municipality, the first Monday in August is Natal Day. Natal Day is not, however, a province-wide “statutory […]