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Arny's General Store Ltd. v Labour Standards Board

Court Supreme Court
Date 1987-03-31
Other citations [1987] NWTR 184
File numbers SC 7794
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Statutes considered:
LABOUR STANDARDS ACT, SS. 4 (1), 39.6 (4);
INTERPRETATION ACT, R.O.N.W.T., 1974, C. I-3, S. 18 (H).
Decision information:

Summary: Appeal by employer under section 39.6 (4) of the Labour Standards Act questioning the Labour Standards Board's construction of section 4 (1) of the Act - Appellant contends that contracts more favourable to an employee as a whole are exempt from the operation of section 4 (1), notwithstanding that individual portions of the contract may be less favourable than the Act.
Decision: Appeal dismissed - The wording of section 4 (1) does not support such a construction - Rights and benefits as contemplated in the Act are to be examined individually rather than being compared to a regime as a whole.
Subjects: Employment law - Government regulation

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