Halifax Walmart still paying shifted employees as closure continues from oven death

Walmart Canada says employees volition proceed to beryllium paid for shifts amid the store closure successful Halifax owed to a idiosyncratic being recovered dormant wrong of a bakery oven.

A spokesperson for the big-box store said associates that had shifts scheduled during the store closure volition beryllium paid. However, the spokesperson noted they “will see different alternate enactment arrangements successful the lawsuit the store remains closed for a longer-than-anticipated play of time.”

On Saturday night, the assemblage of a 19-year-old pistillate was discovered wrong of a walk-in oven successful the bakery section astatine a Walmart connected Mumford Road successful Halifax.

Halifax Regional Police person remained tight-lipped connected the details surrounding however it happened and person not released overmuch accusation from the investigation.

Police told Global News connected Wednesday their officers are nary longer astatine the country but that different agencies whitethorn inactive beryllium there, specified arsenic the province’s labour department.

Nova Scotia’s aesculapian examiner is moving to find the origin of decease which has not yet been released.

A constabulary spokesperson said probe is “complex” and determination is nary timeline connected erstwhile further updates volition beryllium available.

The store has remained closed to customers since Saturday nighttime and determination is nary day for reopening.

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Walk-in ovens, besides referred to arsenic furniture oregon batch ovens, let for curing, drying oregon baking successful batches utilizing wheeled racks oregon carts. They are often recovered successful large-volume bakeries successful places specified arsenic supermarkets and big-box stores.

Nova Scotia’s labour section said a stop-work bid has been issued for the bakery and “one portion of equipment” astatine the Walmart store.

Meanwhile, Walmart Canada said on-site support, including grief counselling, is besides being provided to employees astatine different determination successful the adjacent vicinity that is accessible for them.

— With files from Global News’ Rebecca Lau