New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board

An independent forum for hearing employees and employers

The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal responsible for adjudicating employment and labour matters through the following:

Industrial Relations Act

- Administers union-related matters in the private sector

Public Service Labour Relations Act

- Administers union-related matters in the public sector

Employment Standards Act

- Reviews decisions of the Director of Employment Standards upon referral

Pension Benefits Act

- May determine certain questions arising from a decision of the Superintendent of Pensions, upon referral

Human Rights Act

- Acts as a Board of Inquiry upon referral by the Human Rights Commission

Fisheries Bargaining Act

- Administers union-related matters in the fishing industry

Essential Services in Nursing Homes Act

- Administers the process of designating essential services in nursing homes

Public Interest Disclosure Act

- Processes complaints of reprisals relating to a disclosure under the Act.

Pay Equity Act, 2009

- Appoints arbitrators to deal with matters in dispute relating to the implementation of pay equity in the public sector.

Notes on Practice and Procedure

Publications

Adjournments

Withdrawals

Application for Reconsideration

Service of Documents and Notice of Proceedings

Summons to Witness

Affidavit Evidence

Privacy Directions

Hearing Process under the Employment Standards Act

NEW Zoom Directives for Virtual Hearings at the Labour and Employment Board

Annual Reports
Information Bulletins

Links

Post-Secondary
  Education, Training and Labour
       Employment Standards
       Industrial Relations Branch
Superintendent of Pensions
Human Rights Commission
Government of New Brunswick