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Wear It Purple Day 2024

On 30 August 2024, ‘Wear It Purple Day’ will unite LGBTQIA+ youth and allies to shine a glorious light on the thousands of schools, community organisations, universities, and workplaces that are coming together to create a more inclusive future for all Australians. This year’s theme …

IEUA Speaks: Union action delivers long overdue pay rises in long day care

12 August 2024 The announcement by the federal Labor government of a 15% pay rise for workers in long day care is rightly being celebrated across the community. Union members made this happen. This historic recognition of early childhood education professionals wouldn’t be possible without …

Wage Theft – Article 3

In this final instalment on ‘Wage Theft’ we examine real life scenarios in the non-government education sector in South Australia. As previously mentioned, the greatest mistake employees make is to presume their employer is paying them the correct wage or have a seemingly naive trust …

Enterprise Bargaining around the sectors

Your IEU Organisers and Industrial Team continue to be busy with negotiating new Enterprise Agreements (EAs). We urge IEU members to take the time to read this article as it demonstrates how you and your colleagues can use collective action to negotiate for better outcomes …

Cost-of-living relief for IEU members and their families

28 June 2024 Next Monday, 1 July will bring much needed cost-of-living relief for IEU members and their families Like all members of the community, IEU members and their families continue to struggle with persistent cost-of-living pressures. Next Monday, 1 July will see the commencement of …

Enterprise Bargaining and Terms – what do they mean!

In our last Enterprise Agreement (EA) bargaining update, we promised to demystify the terms you might encounter during EA bargaining. To do that, we will also briefly overview the EA bargaining process so that you can understand why different stages occur when they do. Key …

Confused about the new religious discrimination laws?

With the recent decision by the federal government to seek bi-partisan support for changes to anti-discrimination exemptions for faith-based schools, some media and employers have been mis-representing the intent and purpose of the legislation, which has unfortunately led to confusion by employees. As a member …

Federal budget highlights: 2024-2025. NGS Super

This year’s federal budget included several announcements that may benefit our members. This included cost of living measures and changes to superannuation which can help Australians put more into their retirement savings and save for their tomorrow. Cost of living help Tax cuts From 1 …

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