Pay Equity for Provincial Civil Servants

2009-05-30

06:41:54

All provincial civil servants will soon have the benefit of pay equity. The provincial government has introduced new legislation to extend pay equity to schools, hospitals and Crown corporations. Rosella Melanson of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women tells us this is great for employees in government.

The minister responsible for the Status of Women, Mary Schryer wouldn't comment on pay equity for the private sector, but hinted she would have an announcement next week. The legislation will take effect next April.

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Firefighter Compensation

2009-05-30

06:41:05

The provincial government has introduced new legislation that will provide compensation for firefighters that get a certain type of cancer. Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault put forward the Firefighters' Compensation Act yesterday in the legislature.  The new legislation will provide coverage to active and retired firefighters who are diagnosed with a specified cancer-- or-- suffer from a heart attack within 24 hours of an emergency response. The must also have served a required number of years of service.

The bill was prepared in keeping with a June 2007 commitment to address the need for cancer coverage for firefighters.

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