Advocate for OH&S legislation in Nova Scotia to include bullying and psychological harassment. <\/strong>(Ongoing). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe law is supposed to protect employees from work hazards. The scientific literature shows that humiliation, harassment, intimidation and other forms of abuse are harmful like physical injuries. If a box fell on Ms. Harpell\u2019s head, she would be covered. But here she is not. Nova Scotia is half a century behind the times.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Larry Haiven, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary\u2019s University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Overview: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nova Scotia is the only jurisdiction in Canada that has no legislation or has publicly announced the intention of introducing legislation to outlaw bullying and psychological harassment in workplaces. <\/li>
International Labour Organization with Canada’s backing calls for anti-bullying laws. <\/li>
On June 19, the provincial Labour Board Annette Harpell\u2019s complaint that she was psychologically abused at her job with Lawton\u2019s Drug Stores and said it was up to the provincial government to change the law to cover such a situation.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Below is a detailed account of Annette Harpell’s case from Larry Haiven, professor Emeritus Saint Mary’s University. Notes on OH&S and WCB coverage of bullying and psychological injury across Canadian jurisdictions. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Campaign against NDA’s <\/strong>(ongoing) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
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Register for the live event: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mut9p36k<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Equity watch supports the campaign that is ongoing from Dr. Julie Macfarlane and Zelda Perkins, to ban the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in cases of bullying and sexual harassment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our NDA campaign has a separate page on our website you can visit here: All About NDAs <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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