NLEC supports Jan 6th EI changes designed to remove disincentives to work and connect people to jobs

NLEC supports Jan 6th EI changes designed to remove disincentives to work and connect people to jobs

Employment Insurance ReformFederal Government Policy January 8, 2013 |0
Employers who feel they are competing with the EI system for labour should begin to experience some relief as reforms to the Employment Insurance (EI) system announced last spring took effect Sunday. As of Jan. 6, people drawing EI benefits will be expected to put together career resumes, sign up at job banks, go to  [...]

NLEC opposed to Minimum Wage Advisory Committee recommendation to increase minimum wage in 2013

Minimum Wage December 7, 2012 |0
Seeking protection for employers from drastic minimum wage increases The  Labour Relations Agency released the advisory committee’s review on minimum wage yesterday. The three-member advisory committee was appointed this summer and solicited public and stakeholder submissions on the minimum wage. The report outlined two recommendations for the Provincial Government to consider: That the minimum wage  [...]
Economist Morley Gunderson says NLs worker’s compensation system must be reformed

Economist Morley Gunderson says NLs worker’s compensation system must be reformed

Productivity & CompetitivenessReducing Worker’s Compensation Insurance PremiumsWorker’s Comp & OH&S October 1, 2012 |0
The NL Employers’ Council (NLEC) released findings of a study by economist Morley Gunderson, Ph.D. on the economic impact of high Worker’s Compensation employer insurance premiums on Newfoundland & Labrador Thursday morning. Newfoundland & Labrador has had the highest worker’s compensation employer insurance premiums of any province in the country for nearly two decades. The study  [...]
NLEC asks government for more protection for employers from drastic increases to minimum wage

NLEC asks government for more protection for employers from drastic increases to minimum wage

Minimum Wage September 17, 2012 |0
This government has raised the minimum wage in this province 67 per cent since 2005, a move that significantly increased payroll costs for employers. The NLEC is asking government for increased protection at law for employers from minimum wage increases of such magnitude and in such short time frames. The NLEC submission to the minimum wage review committee  [...]

NL Government eliminates the democratic right of workers to vote on union certification

Eliminating Card Based Union Certification July 4, 2012 |0
Recent amendments to the Labour Relations Act in Newfoundland & Labrador provide for automatic certification of a union if the application for certification contains evidence that at least 65% of the workers have signed union membership cards. Prior to this amendment, all certification applications were subject to a mandatory secret ballot vote. Removing the secret  [...]
NLEC asks government to repeal provision removing secret ballot votes for union certification

NLEC asks government to repeal provision removing secret ballot votes for union certification

Eliminating Card Based Union Certification June 27, 2012 |0
The NL Employers’ Council (NLEC) has asked the provincial government to repeal the proclamation of the provision to remove secret ballot votes for union certification from the Labour Relations Act. This change in our province’s labour legislation as proposed in Bill 37, An Act to Amend the Labour Relations Act, introduced in the House of  [...]
NLEC pleased with what is not included in labour legislation amendments, disappointed with what is

NLEC pleased with what is not included in labour legislation amendments, disappointed with what is

Competitive Labour Relations LegislationEliminating Card Based Union Certification June 20, 2012 |0
The Provincial Government introduced amendments to the Labour Relations Actand the Public Service Collective Bargaining Act in the House of Assembly yesterday, resulting from the Voisey’s Bay Industrial Inquiry, the James Oakley Report on the Special Project Order (SPO) provisions, and the recently completed review of the Labour Relations Act conducted by the Employment Relations  [...]
NLEC supports Employment Insurance reform

NLEC supports Employment Insurance reform

Employment Insurance ReformFederal Government Policy May 25, 2012 |0
Human Resource Minister Diane Finley outlined details of changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) system in a press conference yesterday. The NLEC has led a strong lobby for changes to the EI system over the last few years, and is pleased to see government taking steps in the right direction with these reforms. The changes, designed  [...]
NLEC consults with Federal Government on Labour Market issues

NLEC consults with Federal Government on Labour Market issues

Employment Insurance ReformFederal Government Policy May 3, 2012 |0
The NLEC was among a select group of industry leaders and stakeholders invited to present to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) on local labour market challenges at a roundtable discussion held in St. John’s Monday. The committee has recently  [...]
2012 Provincial Budget delivers two out of four NLEC requests

2012 Provincial Budget delivers two out of four NLEC requests

Provincial Government Fiscal PolicyPublic Sector Pension ReformReducing the “Payroll Tax” April 26, 2012 |0
Fails to make tough decisions in two key areas The 2012 Provincial Budget, released Tuesday, delivered on two of the NLEC’s pre-budget requests by reducing government spending to sustainable levels and reviewing government departments for cost savings. The budget failed, however, to make two tough but necessary decisions for our province — how to address our massive  [...]