DECEMBER  02, 2025

From the time he was hired in October 2024 to January 2025, Worker1 cleaned construction sites for Imperial Cleaners Ltd.

On February 1, 2025, he began working at the Woodside Ferry Terminal. The Woodside Ferry Terminal is a city-owned work site subject to a living wage of $28.30 per hour. Worker1’s paystubs note he only earned $17 per hour.  

Near the end of March, he was moved full-time to Alderney Gate, which is also city-owned work site subject to a living wage of $28.30 per hour. Worker1 continued earning $17 per hour until mid-April when they increased his pay to $22 per hour. He had supervisory duties for the site, such as scheduling. 

In September, Imperial increased the hourly rate of all​ Workers to $24.50/hour, a development Worker1 attributes to a Judicial Review of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s decision to award the Alderney Gate cleaning contract to Imperial.

From January 2025 until the termination of his employment on November 27, 2025, according to the complaint, Worker1 “regularly worked more than forty-eight (48) hours per week. Despite this/ he did not receive overtime pay at any time.”

At Alderney Gate, his scheduled shift ran from 12:00pm to 10:00pm. Due to the volume of required work and limited staffing, he consistently remained on site for an additional two hours per day, working until approximately midnight. According to the complaint, “these extra hours occurred Monday to Friday from about August 2025 to November 27, 2025, and were unpaid. Additional unpaid hours may also have occurred on certain Saturdays.”

His employment concluded on November 27, 2025. According to the complaint, “he did not receive any notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice,” and “Based on his length of service/ he was entitled to one (1) week of notice or equivalent pay.”