The provincial NDP has put forward a motion requiring all workplaces in Nova Scotia to include accommodations for employees with dependants in their plans for reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The standing committee on human resources met on Tuesday by teleconference, which is the first time legislature business has been conducted in more than 10 weeks due to the novel coronavirus disease. “With schools closed, summer camps uncertain, and respite services limited, we know that many employees will face barriers to returning to work,” said Claudia Chender, MLA for Dartmouth South. “Government has a role to play in requiring businesses to make flexible work hours and other accommodations so that workers with dependants, women in