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Wage Theft. Don’t presume your employer is doing the right thing.

In simple terms, wage theft occurs when an employer does not pay an employee or group of employees their correct wage and or entitlements. Wage theft has recently become the focus of media attention with several high profile court cases making headlines in print media …

EA Bargaining snapshot – what’s happening in schools?

Your IEU team are very busy with Enterprise Agreement (EA) Bargaining in no less than 14 schools, the Lutheran School Sector and preparing for the Catholic EA Bargaining in 2024. Members should take a few minutes to read through this update as it may affect …

End of year school moves for staff – be wary of your obligations

At this time of year many members contact us about moving schools. With demand for employees being so high many people are taking the opportunity to move onto employers of choice. Two persistent questions come up: ‘How much notice do I have to give?’ and …

Have you been asked about your work intentions for 2024?

It is around this time of year that members contact us with a question along the lines of “my principal has asked about my intentions for next year, do I have to tell them yet?” While it is quite understandable that a school would want …

How ready is your school for change?

Kate Scott, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne conducted research for the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) to “explore factors shown to impact school staff’s readiness for change and recommends 4 promising approaches for how school leaders can conceptualise, …

2023 IEU(SA) Reps of the Year – who would you nominate?

The IEU(SA) Reps of the Year Awards recognise the dedicated work of our Sub-Branch Reps (Sub-Branch being your school/site) as they look to organise and help members at your school and to increase their collective voice through active recruitment of potential members. Reps are a …

IEU(SA) and NGS Super ‘eco’ calico tote ‘book’ bags for members

When choosing promotional items for branding in schools, we always look to purchase Australian Made products. When there is no availability of those products, we choose the highest input of Australian labour and services along with renewable materials from sustainable production. The IEU has a …

IEU(SA) members’ pens have been updated with Eco Wheat Pens!

The importance of pens to educators cannot be understated and as our Victoria/Tasmania Branch so cleverly phrased ‘GET IT IN WRITING’. We had this printed on our new ‘Bruno’ Eco Pens – just to remind you. (And no, the pen isn’t named after our Organiser …

Superannuation and parental leave – NGS Super

In Australia, parents of a newborn or adopted child may be entitled to paid parental leave options. Parental leave is a way to continue to receive an income while you are caring for a child and not working. Receiving an income on parental leave is …

2023 Anna Stewart Memorial Project (ASMP)

This year’s project brought together over 16 participants from approximately 10 different unions. In the first part of the ASMP, participants engaged in a week of training during May at the Public Service Association (PSA) in the city. This was followed by one day of …

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