BILL NO. 83

(as introduced)

1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
55 Elizabeth II, 2006



Private Member's Bill



Labour Standards Code
(amended)



Keith Colwell
Preston



First Reading: November 6, 2006

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading: November 16, 2006

Third Reading: November 23, 2006 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

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Explanatory Note

This Bill entitles employees to at least 30 minutes rest after every five consecutive hours of work.

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An Act to Amend Chapter 246
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Labour Standards Code,
to Provide Employees with a
Rest or Eating Break
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Labour Standards Code, is amended by adding immediately after Section 66A the following Section:

2 Subsection 67(1) of Chapter 246 is amended by adding "or a rest or eating break in accordance with Section 66B" immediately after "66" in the fourth line.

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