Statement of Belief. The Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union is committed to providing a healthy, social and physical work environment for its staff. • We believe in the prevention of abuse and promotion of an abuse free environment in which all people respect one another and work together to achieve common goals. • Any act of abuse committed towards any staff member is unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated. • A staff member who makes a complaint or gives evidence in an abuse investigation shall not be penalized in any way. This policy is in addition to, and not a substitute for, such rights as an individual may have under the laws of Nova Scotia and Canada. Purpose To ensure that: • There shall be ‘zero tolerance’ of abuse. • Members and staff are aware that the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union views abuse as unacceptable in our workplaces. • Corrective action is taken in a timely manner. • Members and staff are educated with respect to the policy and its procedure. • Members and staff shall be educated as to what constitutes abuse. Definition of Abuse Abuse is defined as any activity that causes discomfort, elicits fear, takes unfair advantage of another individual or causes damage or injury and may be verbal, psychological, physical and/or of a sexual nature. • Xxxxxx Xxxxx: The use of comments known or that ought to be known, to be unwelcome, embarrassing, offensive, threatening, or degrading to another person. • Psychological Abuse: Any act which provokes fear or diminishes the individual’s self- worth.
Statement of Belief. School personnel and school boards have a common goal of providing the best possible schools for the children and the youth of the district. To that end, we believe: Effective communication among classroom teachers, administrators and school boards is essential: Teachers, administrators and school boards must seek pathways for cooperative development of policies and practices: Appropriate learning opportunities for all children are paramount in the operation of the schools.
Statement of Belief. We have not prepared any part of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Reference Document, but nothing has come to our attention during the examination of such documents or during our discussions and meetings with the Company about such documents, or during our searches set out herein made in preparation for issuing this opinion letter, that causes us to believe (without considering the financial statements and schedules, the other financial and statistical data relating to the Company or the management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, each as contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or in the Prospectus or in any documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or in the Prospectus, as to which we express no view) that (A) the Registration Statement; (B) the Prospectus, or (C) any Reference Document, as of the date hereof (taking into account any information in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or a Reference Document which modifies information included in any Reference Document of an earlier date), includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
