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By Clear Path Employer Services | 6 Minutes Read April 22, 2013

Hollywood health and safety horrors

Think workplace safety concerns only impact employees in traditional industries? Think again. Even well-known Hollywood stars can be impacted by a lack of due diligence in their workplaces. Here are some of the celebrities who have been involved in a serious workplace accident.

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By Amery Boyer | 2 Minutes Read December 13, 2012

Certification of contract / part-time workers

Earlier this year, the Nova Scotia Labour Board ruled on an application by Local 849 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for certification of some technical workers of Egg Studios. Egg Studios is a television commercial and digital content business. It has applied to Nova Scotia Supreme Court for a judicial review of the decision. A hearing on Egg’s application is not expected to take place until March 6-7, 2013, according to court documents. Egg Studios maintains the labour board erred in law by amending the...

Article by Amery Boyer / Employee Relations, Union Relations / Certification of contract, Collective Bargaining, employee v. self employed, employment relationship, Film industry, first contract, Industrial Relations, Labour Law, medical and retirement plans, negotiate in good faith, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Labour Board, part time workers, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Trade Union Act, Union negotiations, Union relations, workers compensation

By Amery Boyer | 2 Minutes Read October 22, 2012

To be or not to be an employer…

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees' successful application for certification by the Nova Scotia Labour Board basically creates a new classification of worker, according to the president of Egg Films Inc. It is a classification composed of technicians employed on a casual basis for particular productions. Egg Films may ask the Nova Scotia Supreme Court for a judicial review.

Article by Amery Boyer / Union Relations / Bargainning unit, certification, classification of worker, Collective Bargaining, Film industry, Labour Law, Nova Scotia Labour Board, union, unionized workplaces, Unions

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