Adelaide preschool owner who ‘exploited’ two underpaid workers fined four times money owed

26th May, 2020

BIG WIN FOR THE IEU… The operator of two Adelaide preschools has been fined $23,000 after she was found to have exploited workers for financial and business gain. Key points: Kerry Black underpaid two workers at her Adelaide preschool A tribunal has penalised her four …

Self-care, member anxiety courses

21st May, 2020

As we return to ‘normal’ – is stress normal? The IEUA NSW/ACT Branch has worked with psychologist Helen Tsamoulous to create courses specifically designed for members to assist students as they return to ‘normal’. IEU member teachers and support staff from around Australia are all welcome …

Union supports member to get job back in protracted unfair dismissal case

21st May, 2020

Article source – Carol Matthews, Deputy Secretary IEUA NSW/ACT Branch “The approach of the FWC provides comfort to teachers conducting outdoor activities that involve some risks.” An IEU member has won the right to return to work after the IEU supported him through a protracted …

Members at risk as Commission finds excursion injury non-work related

21st May, 2020

Article source – IEUA QLD/NT Branch A controversial court decision means teachers must make personal ‘risk assessments’ in their own interests when deciding whether to join in with student activities, writes Holding Redlich special counsel Edmund Burke. An appeal to overturn a July 2019 Queensland …

Infographic – A teacher’s weekly workload

21st May, 2020

We are always concerned about teacher’s workloads and this OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey Infographic breaks the workload down into specific activities undertaken by average number of hours. Source: https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/infographic-a-teachers-weekly-workload If you have any questions or concerns about your workload, contact us – enquiries@ieusa.org.au or …

IEU Member Briefing – Re Proposed changes to the Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2014

21st May, 2020

20 May 2020 The Independent Education Union in South Australia represents teachers working in non- government schools—this is approximately one third of teachers on the Register. We provided a comprehensive response to the Review of the Act to the Parliamentary Committee in May 2019. We …

Education Support Staff Week – 16 – 22 May 2020

21st May, 2020

This week we are celebrating Education Support Staff. You can download, print and display our A3 poster around your school to show your support staff that you care and appreciate them. Too often, they are the unsung heroes of your school. Two of our IEU(SA) Executive …

COVID-19 Is Not Gender Neutral

14th May, 2020

The COVID 19 pandemic is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems.   The year 2020 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and was intended to be ground breaking for gender equality. Instead, the spread of COVID …

Catholic COVID-19 Update. Are we back to normal yet?

8th May, 2020

Despite one new case as we publish this update, but having achieved the psychological benchmark of 14 days in South Australia without a new COVID-19 infection, people are feeling a lot more confident that normalcy will be back sooner rather than later. Each state is …