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New Rules Protect N.S. Retail Workers

Grocery retailers in Nova Scotia operating outlets greater than 4,000 square feet must offer staff the right to refuse to work on Sundays and holidays, according to a new rules introduced by the provincial government. The government—which has been attempting to clamp down on grocery chains using a legal loophole to skirt a Sunday shopping ban—says the new rules apply to related grocery business operating in the same building or in close proximity. The government\'s labour minister said the changes would protect retail workers who have not historically had to work on Sundays as well as businesses being forced to open on Sundays by their landlords. Canadian Grocer E-Newsletter, July 29, 2006.