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What the federal budget means for education and IEU members

14 May 2024 The 2024 federal budget continues repairs to the nation’s education system and delivers much needed relief to IEU members and their families struggling with persistent cost-of-living pressures. The 2023 and 2024 budget commitments, combined with groundbreaking reforms to workplace laws, have gone …

Adelaide Coleman wins the IEU(SA) SACE Art Show Award

The IEU(SA) SACE Art Show Award 2024 for Independent Education has been won by Adelaide Coleman with her painting “Threads of Tradition”. Adelaide attended Seymour College. “Threads of Tradition is a 61x45cm triptych, using acrylic paint, embroidery, and sculptural accents, that explores my connections with …

IEU marches in solidarity with SA Unions for May Day

On Saturday 4 May, IEU(SA) marched with hundreds of other unions from Elder Park to Tarntanyangga (Victoria Square) to show solidarity and to raise awareness of the fight for a better future for all workers. SA Unions notes that: “On May Day we recognise the …

IEU Speaks: School employers have nothing to fear from modern community standards

22 March 2024 School employers have nothing to fear from modern community standards The ALRC Report to the Federal Government lays out common-sense updates to the special discriminatory privileges afforded to faith-based school employers. The Australian community rightly rejects discrimination on the grounds of sex, …

What to do if you are injured at work?

Every employee has the right to a safe and healthy workplace under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (‘Act’). All employers have a duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace and to consult with their employees about health and safety issues. At first glance, schools …

Enterprise Bargaining update – what is happening around the sectors

Your IEU Organisers and Industrial Team have been very busy negotiating new Enterprise Agreements (EAs). Here is a quick snapshot of the EAs that have had noteworthy progress. All IEU members should take the time to read this article as it demonstrates how collective action …

Gender Pay Gap – how does YOUR employer rate and IWWD March

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (IWD) the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) released the Gender Pay Gap (GPG) data for all businesses with 100 or more employees. This is now an annual requirement of employers with 100 or more staff. The …

Meet your IEU(SA) Leadership Team

This is the third article in ‘Meet your IEU(SA) Teams’ and this time we will introduce our Leadership Team of the SA Branch of the IEU. Whilst the union employs staff in various positions for day-to-day functionality, any financial member can nominate for the IEU(SA) …

IEU members tell AITSL about the crucial work of Education Support Staff

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has heard first-hand just how important teacher assistants are in schools. In online forums on February 19 and 20 teachers and teaching assistants provided feedback to help AITSL develop guidelines to support the optimal deployment of …

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