IEU Speaks on: Why Are Australian Women Still Being Paid Less Than Men?

30th August, 2018

 Friday 31 August 2018 is Equal Pay Day. This date illustrates the 62 additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women must work to earn the same amount as men earn in twelve months. Equal Pay Day is an important reminder …

SACE Review – IEU Members Repeat 2012 Review Concerns

28th August, 2018

The IEU was asked to make a submission to the recent review of SACE Stage 2, instigated by the new Liberal government. We had made a submission the a 2012 review of the “new” SACE and sadly those concerns remain 6 years later. The 2018 …

Can my hours be changed?

28th August, 2018

Contracts of employment can be written, verbal or a combination of the two. That said, for obvious reasons, it is strongly recommended by the IEU that prior to commencing employment with a new employer an employee should receive (or insisting on receiving if they do …

Enterprise Consultative Committee (ECC) Meeting No 2 – Staffing in Catholic Schools 2019

15th August, 2018

While the recently held ECC meeting addressed several issues on its agenda, the topic of most interest to members will be Staffing in Catholic Schools 2019. Previously the IEU had been advised that due to the restructuring of year 7 into the secondary schooling environment …