BILL NO. 77
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
67 Elizabeth II, 2018
Private Member's Bill
Labour Standards Code
(amended)
Tammy Martin
Cape Breton Centre
First Reading: October 2, 2018
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Notes
Clauses 1 and 2 provide for a gradual increase of the minimum wage to $15.00 and repeals the power to fix a different minimum wage for inexperienced employees.
Clauses 3 and 4 provide that where an employer discontinues or reduces a benefit, service, privilege, or other term and condition of employment, the value of such discontinued or reduced benefit, service, privilege, or other term and condition of employment is deemed to be a reduction in wages.
Clause 5 provides effective dates for each of the increases in the minimum wage.
An Act to Amend Chapter 246
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Labour Standards Code,
to Stimulate the Economy
and Reduce Income Inequality
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 (1) Subsection 50(1) of Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Labour Standards Code, as amended by Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1991, is further amended by striking out "The" in the first, second and third lines and substituting "Subject to subsection (3), the".
(2) Subsection 50(2) of Chapter 246, as amended by Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1991, is further amended by
(a) striking out "The" in the first, second and third lines and substituting "Subject to subsection (3), the"; and
(b) striking out "or inexperienced employees" in the second line of clause 50(2)(g).
(3) Section 50 of Chapter 246, as amended by Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1991, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsection:
- (3) Where a minimum wage is fixed upon an hourly basis, that wage must not be fixed at an amount less than thirteen dollars.
2 Subsection 50(3) of Chapter 246, as enacted by this Act, is amended by striking out "thirteen dollars" and substituting "fifteen dollars".
3 Chapter 246 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 79A the following Section:
- 79B Where an employer discontinues or reduces a benefit, service or privilege, or other term and condition of employment benefiting an employee, the value of such discontinued or reduced benefit, service, privilege, or other term and condition of employment is deemed to be a reduction in wages.
4 Clause 81(a) of Chapter 246, as amended by Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1991 and Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2005, is further amended by adding ", 79B" immediately after "79A" in the fourth line.
5 (1) Section 1 has effect on or after August 1, 2019.
(2) Section 2 has effect on or after April 1, 2020.
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