Municipal employees are expected to adhere to the following policies and collective agreements, which outline their rights and responsibilities as members of the municipal public service.
Note: Links embedded in policies may not be accessible. Policies and collective agreements of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (eg. Halifax Public Libraries) are not included below.
- Collective Agreements
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508
- Halifax Civic Workers' Union/CUPE Local 108
- Halifax Crossing Guards/CUPE Local 4814
- Halifax Professional Firefighters/ IAFF Local 268
- Halifax Regional Police Association
- Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union Local 222
- Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union Local 107
- Policies
- Accepting Gifts and Favours Guidelines
- Acting Pay Assignment Policy
- Appointments Policy
- Attendance Support Policy
- Bereavement Leave Policy
- Code of Conduct for Municipal Employees
- Compassionate Care Leave Policy
- Crime-related Child Death or Disappearance Leave
- Critically Ill Adult Care Leave
- Critically Ill Child Care Leave
- Deferred Salary Leave Plan Policy
- Duty to Accommodate Policy
- Emergency Leave Policy
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Employee Relationships Policy
- Employment Equity Policy
- Fair Hiring Policy
- Flexible Work Arrangements Policy
- Group Insurance Plan Policy
- Hiring Policy
- Holidays Policy
- Hours of Work Policy
- Inclement Weather or Hazardous Conditions Policy
- Individual Performance Plan
- Job Evaluation Policy
- Job Sharing Policy
- Jury Duty Court Leave Policy
- Learning & Development Policy
- Leave for Government-declared Emergency
- Leave of Absence Policy
- New Hire or Position Change Salary Determination Policy
- Off-Cycle Increase Policy
- Occupational Health & Safety Policy
- Overtime Policy
- Pension Policy
- Personnel Files Policy
- Pre-Retirement Leave Policy
- Pregnancy, Parental, Adoption Leave Policy
- Promotional Practice Policy
- Purchased Leave Plan Policy
- Recognizing Employees Policy
- Recognizing Service Milestones and Retirement
- Relief Assignment Policy
- Reservist Leave Policy
- Respectful Workplace Policy
- Salary Administration Policy
- Salary Compression Policy
- Scent Reduction Workplace Initiative Policy
- Secondments Policy
- Sick Leave Policy
- Smoke-Free Workplace Policy
- Special Duties Policy
- Standby Service and Callout Duty Policy
- Substance Misuse Prevention Policy
- Supporting Breastfeeding in the Workplace Guidelines
- Supporting Transgender and Gender Variant Employees Guideline
- Temporary Non-Union Employees Policy
- Vacation Policy
- Voting Leave Policy
- Whistleblower Policy
- Workplace Violence Prevention Corporate Procedure