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The Digital Nova Scotia Canada Employment Standards Poster is ideal for remote workers and businesses with limited wall space. All required State & Federal Postings are combined into one PDF document that you can quickly and easily share with all of your employees.

Features:

• Shareable PDF
• Document Size: 27" x 40"

Nova Scotia Canada Employment Notices Poster Includes:

Updated with the latest Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code, Occupational Health & Safety Regulations, Smoke-Free Places Act, and Workers’ Compensation Board requirements

• General Minimum Wage – $16.50/hr (effective October 2025)
• Call-In & Reporting Pay – Minimum 3 hours at minimum wage for unscheduled call-ins or waiting time
• Pay Frequency & Payday Notice – Wages paid at least twice monthly; final pay within 10 working days of termination; mandatory payday-notice posting
• Equal Pay for Equal Work – Prohibits wage discrimination; pay differentials only for bona fide non-discriminatory factors
• Statutory Holidays – 6 paid holidays (New Year’s Day; Heritage Day; Good Friday; Canada Day; Labour Day; Christmas Day); holiday-pay and premium-pay rules; substitution day off
• Annual Vacation – 2 weeks’ vacation (4% pay) after 12 months; 3 weeks (6% pay) after 8 years; scheduling, split-vacation, and payout requirements
• Job-Protected Leaves – Pregnancy; Parental; End-of-Pregnancy; Reservist; Compassionate Care; Critically Ill Child/Adult Care; Domestic Violence; Crime-Related Child Death/Disappearance; Emergency; Sick (up to 5 days/yr); Family Responsibility; Bereavement; Court Duty; Citizenship Ceremony
• Termination & Notice – Statutory notice or pay-in-lieu after 3 months’ service, increasing with tenure (up to 8 weeks); final wages and vacation pay timing; constructive dismissal protections; employee-initiated resignation rights
• Hours of Work & Meal Breaks – 24-hour rest in every 7-day period; 30-minute uninterrupted meal break after 5 hrs (paid if on-site); record-keeping of hours, breaks, and rest days
• Overtime – 1.5× regular rate for hours over 48/week; 3-hr call-in minimum applies; written averaging agreements only; no scheduling to evade overtime
• Deductions & Allowances – Lawful deductions only (statutory, court-ordered, union dues, agreed benefits); board & lodging caps; prohibition on recruitment-fee or damage-related deductions
• Workplace Safety & Health – Hazard assessment & control; Violence & Harassment Prevention (including detailed risk-assessment requirements); Joint Health & Safety Committees & Representatives; First Aid supplies & training; no-smoking buffer zones under Smoke-Free Places Act
• WCB Injury Reporting & Workers’ Compensation – Step-by-step process: report injury to employer, seek medical care (declare work-related), file claim with WCB; employer’s reporting duties
• Administrative Penalties – OHS penalties for workplace parties and individuals, escalating on repeat offences; revenues directed to health & safety initiatives
• Smoke-Free Notice – Prohibits all smoking (tobacco, cannabis, e-cigarettes, waterpipes) indoors and in regulated outdoor spaces; 4 m buffer at entrances & air intakes
• Contact Information – Nova Scotia Labour Standards Division and OH&S Division phone, email, and web details for claims, guidance, and complaints

Note: We recommend posting these notices in English and French if more than 10% of your workplace speaks French as a primary language. Dual‐language posting is mandatory for federally regulated employers and strongly advised in bilingual regions.