‘Communication is key… to implement changes to an employee's employment, even if it's minor,' says lawyer offering tips for HR
May 28, 2025
“Employers can make minor changes to the terms of their employees’ employment, so moving someone across the street is onside as long as it's not a substantial change.”
So says Mallory Adams, an employment lawyer at McInnes Cooper in Halifax, after the Nova Scotia Labour Board dismissed a worker’s appeal of a decision that he wasn’t dismissed by his employer when he was moved to another location nearby.
The worker was a mechanic for Mike Allen Auto Group, a company that owned six automobile dealerships in and around Amherst, NS. He became an employee of the Auto Group in 1999 when the company purchased a Chrysler dealership at which he was working. In 2022, the worker moved to a Kia dealership owned by the Auto Group called Atlantic Kia.
In February 2023, the worker requested accommodation due to health issues he was experiencing, including a reduction in workdays from five to three per week and limits on heavy lifting to no more than 60 pounds. Atlantic Kia granted the accommodations, but the company subsequently faced pressure from Kia Canada to meet quotas it had for warranty service.
On September 26, the manager at the Atlantic Kia informed the worker that the Auto Group wanted to transfer him to another dealership called Albion, which was located across the street. The worker expressed concerns about working at the other dealership...
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