When you leave a tip at a restaurant, you probably expect the money to go to the server who gave you service. In many provinces in Canada this may be true. However, in Nova Scotia, this may not be the reality as servers’ tips are not protected in the province. This leaves servers vulnerable to their employer taking some of their tips for themselves or using it for other purposes.

On January 21, the Nova Scotia Labour Board dismissed an application put forward by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) seeking successorship rights. The Board determined that SEIU did not prove that the Out of the Cold Community Association’s business was transferred to the Atlantic Community Shelters Society (ACSS). As a result, 40 unionized employees remain unemployed.