ARTICLE 9: LAYOFFS
9.01
“Seniority” herein shall be determined on the basis of the total length of time employed as a teacher in Newfoundland and Labrador both before and after the signing date of this agreement. (Effective September 1, 1994)
If the length of teaching experience defined in (a) is equal, the teacher to be […]
ARTICLE 8: NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES AND PROMOTION
8.01 Subject to Clauses 9.11 and 9.12, all vacant teaching positions, except substitute and replacement positions, shall be posted on the Employer’s website for at least seven (7) calendar days.
8.02 Notwithstanding Clause 8.01, substitute and replacement positions that are of more than six weeks duration shall be posted according […]
ARTICLE 7: PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND TENURE
7.01
Teachers who have no previous teaching experience in the Province and teachers who have never been tenured with a School Board will be hired on a probationary contract until they have completed two (2) years’ service with the same School Board.
(i) Probationary teachers who are in attendance […]
ARTICLE 6: EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS
6.01 Subject to Clauses 6.02, 6.09, 7.09, and 7.10, no person shall be employed or retained in a position to which this Collective Agreement applies unless that person is and continues to be the holder of a valid teaching certificate issued pursuant to the regulations governing teachers’ certificates.
6.02 A person who […]
ARTICLE 5: SCHOOL BOARD-TEACHER LIAISON COMMITTEE
5.01 Unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties concerned, School Board-Teacher Liaison Committees shall be appointed as follows:
for the Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, this Committee shall be composed of four (4) representatives appointed by the Conseil scolaire, at least three (3) of whom shall be school board […]
ARTICLE 4: REPRESENTATION ON COMMITTEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
4.01 The Association shall be granted representation on all standing advisory committees of the Department of Education including the Teacher Certification Committee, the Provincial Curriculum Committees, the Teacher Pensions Committee, and any other committees of the Department of Education, the deliberations of which directly affect the terms […]
ARTICLE 3: PUBLIC LEGISLATION
3.01 In the event that any law passed by the Legislature applying to teachers covered by this Agreement renders null and void any provision of this Agreement, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in effect during the term of this Agreement and the parties agree to negotiate a mutually acceptable […]
ARTICLE 2: RECOGNITION
2.01 The Government, the Newfoundland and Labrador School Boards Association and the School Boards recognize the Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for all teachers, as defined in paragraph (v) of Section (2) of the Schools Act, 1997, who are employed with a School Board in Newfoundland and/or who are employed by the […]
ARTICLE 1: APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT
1.01 This Agreement applies to and is binding upon the Association, the Teachers, the Government and the Boards Association, and the School Boards listed in Schedule “A”.
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NLTA Provincial Collective Agreement
Effective September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2026
Article 1: Application of Agreement
Article 2: Recognition
Article 3: Public Legislation
Article 4: Representation on Committees of the Department of Education
Article 5: School Board-Teacher Liaison Committee
Article 6: Employment of Teachers
Article 7: Probationary Period and Tenure
Article 8: Notification of Vacancies and Promotion
Article 9: Layoffs
Article 10: Disciplinary Action
Article 11: Teacher Certification
Article […]
