Teachers’ Rights |
The NBTF had requested a legal opinion in January 2020, regarding the use of personal mobile phone. |
The opinion received was clear that any teacher or school administrator who choses to use their personal device (mobile, tablet or computer) to communicate regarding work-related matters, whether they are subsidized or not by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) have the following rights:
Note that a teacher is never required to use their personal devices for work-related tasks or responsibilities. The employer must provide teachers with all necessary equipment to do what is expected from them. |
Rights and Responsibilities | Members Benefits |
Best Practices for Supply Teachers | Contact Person for Maternity and Parental Leaves |
Supply teachers are a critical resource for the successful operations in our schools. In order to ensure a positive experience of the classroom, the NBTF has looked into a series of best practices.
Here are a few tips to read or share with colleagues:
Supply teachers are encouraged to reach out to the NBTF at 1-888-679-7044 should they have questions or concerns. |
Ms. Janice Freeze is joining the NBTF team on a part-time basis to handle maternity and parental leave requests.
Members who have questions regarding these leaves can contact Janice by email at parent@nbtffenb.ca or by phone at 506 452-8921 or 1 888 679-7044. Available work hours:
Please visit the NBTF Maternity and Parental Leave Web page to find useful information specific to teachers. |
Read More → | Maternity and Parental Leaves → |
In an effort to ensure secure access to the NBTF members-only website, and to address some technical issues experienced by members, we are planning a password reset.
With this reset, members will be able to connect using their email address and will be required to chose their own secure password. Birthdates will no longer be assigned or used as passwords to access our Members Only Website.
The week of October 31st, 2022, all members that currently have access to the NBTF Website will receive an email from WordPress with the subject line “(New Brunswick Teachers’ Federation) Password Reset”.
Please follow the link within the email to chose your unique and secure password.