Employer Advisor Nova Scotia

The Employer Advisor Nova Scotia is here to navigate Nova Scotia employers and employer associations with workplace issues. We work with all employers across NS

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Substance use and impairment in the workplace: Policy Development and Substance testing (taught in partnership w. East Coast Mobile Medical)

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Other Upcoming Sessions:

Disability Case Management for Employers - 1 day

Understanding and Using a Job Demands Analysis - Considerations for Employers 3.5 hours

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In this 3 ½ hour session, the Nova Scotia requirements for committees and representatives will be reviewed and participants will have lots of opportunities to ask questions.

Dates and times:
March 3, 2023 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee Training

A Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee is required in workplaces with 20 or more employees who work for more than four weeks in a row.

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How does the employer ensure an active and participative committee that is contributing to and promoting workplace health and safety?

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This session is taught by one of the Lawyers on the OEA team.

Dates and times:
February 24, 2023 - 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Navigating Labour Standards for Employers

Provincially regulated workplaces that are not unionized fall under the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code.

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...reemployment under workers’ compensation as it intersects with Human Rights and labour standards, answer your questions and provide you with resource materials to take away from the session with you.

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This session is taught by the OEA NS team.

Dates and times:
February 23, 2023 - 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
March 13, 2023 - 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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OEA NS Training: Navigating Occupational Health and Safety for Employers

Navigating Occupational Health and Safety policy and processes is complicated, time demanding and can be difficult to navigate the language associated with legislations and standards.

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Participants will have many opportunities to be involved in discussion and ask questions. Session powerpoint and other reference materials will provide important information to review long after the session.

[Employer Advisor Nova Scotia @OEANS]

Session powerpoint and reference materials will provide important information to review long after the session.

This session is taught by the OEA NS team.

Dates and times:

March 2, 2023 - 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
March 10, 2023 - 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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NAVIGATING WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYERS

This is a very popular session with Employers and it’s finally back!

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We’ll discuss reemployment obligations and return to work as important factors in anyone’s OHS program. Participants will have many opportunities to be involved in discussion and ask questions.