BILL NO. 49

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
56 Elizabeth II, 2007

Government Bill

Civil Service Collective Bargaining Act
(amended)

The Honourable Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission

First Reading: November 30, 2007

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading: December 4, 2007

Third Reading: December 10, 2007 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

Clause 1 adds definitions of "department" and "student" to the Civil Service Collective Bargaining Act.

Clause 2 narrows the exclusion of casual employees, seasonal employees and students from the Civil Service Collective Bargaining Act.

Clause 3 provides that this Act comes into force on February 1, 2008.

1 Section 2 of Chapter 71 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Civil Service Collective Bargaining Act, is amended by

(a) adding immediately after clause (e) the following clause:

(ea) "department" means any department, office, agency, board, commission, corporation or other entity where persons are employed pursuant to the Civil Service Act;

(b) adding immediately after clause (k) the following clause:

(ka) "student" means a person enrolled in and returning to a course of studies at an educational institution;

2 Clauses 11(1)(c) and (d) of Chapter 71 are repealed and the following clauses substituted:

(c) employed on a casual basis unless employed continuously for more than ten weeks or employed in the same department for more than a total of ten weeks in a twelve-month period;

(d) employed on a seasonal basis unless employed for more than a total of ten weeks in a twelve-month period;

(da) a student unless employed continuously in a bargaining-unit position for more than ten weeks or employed in a bargaining-unit position in the same department for more than a total of ten weeks in a twelve-month period;

3 This Act comes into force on February 1, 2008.