General Minimum Wage: $12.55 per hour Experienced workers/$11.05 Inexperienced workers
Overtime Pay: 1.5 times the employees wage rate.
Overtime Hours: Weekly Overtime – All hours worked over 48 hours in a week.
Statutory Holiday Pay: (If worked): Time and a half plus regular day or regular day plus alternate day. (If not worked): Regular day’s pay
Sick Days: 3 days.
Vacation: Must work 1 full year before entitled to vacation time.
Entitled to 2 weeks of vacation after each of the first 7 years of employment and must be paid at least 4% of vacationable earnings.
Entitled to 3 weeks of vacation after 8 consecutive years of employment and paid at least 6% of vacationable earnings.
Statutory Holidays: New Year’s Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day.
Upcoming Statutory Holidays: Heritage Day – Monday, February 15th
Labour Standards Code Nova Scotia
Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada
January 29, 2021 – Nationwide – Deadline to apply for funding under Canada Summer Jobs program
January 31, 2021 – Deadline to apply for Student Summer Skills Incentive (SKILL) wage subsidies
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