OEA (Office of the Employer Advisor Nova Scotia)

02/17/2023

Other upcoming sessions:

Disability Case Management for Employers - 1 day

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

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

02/17/2023

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. A Health and Safety Representative is required in workplaces with 5 or more employees and where no Committee is required. If you have employees working at more than one location, each work location may be considered a separate workplace and you may need more than one committee or representative to effectively provide representation to your employees.

It is the employer's responsibility to establish and maintain a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee or to make sure a Health and Safety Representative is chosen. How does the employer ensure an active and participative committee that is contributing to and promoting workplace health and safety? 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

02/17/2023

Navigating Labour Standards for Employers

Provincially regulated workplaces that are not unionized fall under the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code. There are many issues that arise in workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety that intersect with labour standards and this session will address those so that you can navigate these better informed. In this 3 ½ hour session we’ll review the requirements under the Labour Standards Code, end of employment considerations especially if there is an open WCB claim, 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.

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

02/17/2023

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. Terms used, timelines, requests for information and knowing what information you do and don’t need just adds to the complexity.

In this 3 ½ hours session we’ll help you navigate the obligations under the legislation, review the rights, roles and responsibilities of the workplace parties, and look at specific policies and requirements that you will find useful to know and understand. We’ll highlight specific regulations and changes that have more recently been made to First Aid. We’ll also talk about your policies, workplace substance impairment , workplace violence and harassment as considerations for all workplaces. 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.

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

02/17/2023

Navigating Workers' Compensation for Employers

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

Navigating Workers’ Compensation legislation, policy and processes is complicated, frustrating and time consuming for employers. The terms used, timelines, requests for information and knowing what information you can and can’t have just adds to the complexity. For many smaller employers the costs associated with WCB assessment premiums tremendously impact the strain on resources in the company.

In this 3 1/2 hour session we’ll help you navigate the obligations under the legislation, review the rights, roles and responsibilities of the workplace parties, and look at specific policies and requirements that you will find useful to know and understand. 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. 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

02/17/2023

Upcoming Employer Training Classes

OEA NS is pleased to provide the following upcoming training sessions.

In celebration of our 15th anniversary, the “Navigating” sessions will all be free, though we are suggesting a $10 donation for Feed Nova Scotia, upon your arrival at the class.

Registration is Easy: contact Mary Morris by email, or call 902.442.9366, and provide your name, contact information, and class name and dates you want to attend.

09/30/2021

September Newsletter -

Phase 5 of Nova Scotia’s reopening plan is starting October 4 with a cautious approach. While most restrictions will be lifted, some will be maintained, and border restrictions will be added for people coming from Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.