Employment & Workplaces

Responding to a Director's Order

Attached is an Order of the Office of the Director of Labour Standards. It orders you to make payment to the Labour Standards Tribunal. As a party to this Order, you have the following two choices.

1. Satisfy the Order within 10 days.

Satisfy the Order by paying the amount owing within 10 days of the date you receive the Order. Make your payment by either certified cheque or money order, payable to the Labour Standards Tribunal (NS). Send your payment by registered mail within 10 days after the date of this direction to:

Labour Standards Tribunal
PO Box 697
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8

You may also hand deliver it to our offices at:
7th Floor, 5151 Terminal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia

2. Appeal the Order within 10 days.

If you dispute this Order, you have 10 days to file an appeal with the Labour Standards Tribunal.

The Labour Standards Tribunal is an independent body established to hear appeals filed under the Labour Standards Code. The Tribunal will hear the circumstances and evidence surrounding the issues for the first time on the day of the hearing. When making its decision, it will consider only the evidence that is presented at the hearing.

To obtain an appeal form:

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Last Updated: 2008-Nov-3
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