Termination notice in Nova Scotia

Province: Nova Scotiaanswers

1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 24 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 60 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 120 months of service.

Version 1 · effective from October 29, 2026 · a source has never been verified against the live page

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• Source: When the Employer Ends the Employment, Written Notice Requirements (supports notice_periods[0], notice_periods[1], notice_periods[2], notice_periods[3], minimum_service_months, pay_in_lieu_allowed, exceptions[0], exceptions[1], exceptions[2], exceptions[3], exceptions[4], exceptions[5], exceptions[6], exceptions[7], exceptions[8], exceptions[9], exceptions[10], exceptions[11], exceptions[12], exceptions[13])

  3 months or more but less than 2 years | 1 week 2 years or more but less than 5 years | 2 weeks 5 years or more but less than10 years | 4 weeks 10 years or more | 8 weeks* … when an employee works for the employer for less than three months … If the employer does not want to give the employee notice, the employer must give the employee pay in lieu of (in place of) notice. … when an employee works for the employer for a set term or task no longer than 12 months and the employee’s job ends when the set term or task ends … when there is a sudden and unexpected lack of work that the employer could not avoid (e.g., because of an explosion in the workplace), when the employer offers the employee other reasonable employment, when an employee has reached the age of retirement based on a bona fide occupational requirement (for most jobs, mandatory retirement is not allowed) … when a person is laid off or suspended for 6 days or less … An employer can also end employment without notice or pay in lieu of notice when an employee has been guilty of wilful misconduct or disobedience or neglect of duty that has not been condoned by the employer. … employees employed in the construction industry (doing onsite work) … real estate and car sales people … commissioned salespeople who work outside the employer’s place of business, but not those on an established route … employees who work on a fishing boat … athletes while engaged in activities related to their athletic endeavour … employees who work under a collective agreement … employees who do domestic service for or give personal care to an immediate family member in a private home and are working for the householder … employees who do domestic service for or give personal care in a private home and are working for the householder for 24 hours or less per week

  Snapshot of the source as Juriset fetched it on October 29, 2026
• Supporting source: General Labour Standards Code Regulations, 8 (supports exceptions[14])

  The length of notice of termination required by subsections (1) or (2) of Section 72 of the Code does not include any week of vacation unless the employee, after receiving the notice, agrees to take the vacation during the period of the notice.

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