10-days paid Family and Domestic Violence leave enshrined into law after decade of union campaigning

3rd November, 2022

After a decade of tireless campaigning by unions and activists, the Albanese Government’s Bill to provide 10 days paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave (FDVL) has passed parliament and been enshrined in the National Employment Standards. This will over-ride any school Enterprise Agreements with lesser …

Federal government IR reforms begin repair of a broken system

3rd November, 2022

Our 75,000 IEU members will welcome the federal Labor government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill as an important first step to fairer workplace laws. These changes will make a difference to the wages and working lives of countless members and their families. School and early …

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

3rd November, 2022

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 …

Why teachers say dealing with parents is the worst part of their job

3rd November, 2022

Teachers are under a lot of pressure. Teacher shortages, growing workloads as well as the demands of a complex job mean many teachers are stressed. Unfortunately, recent research shows that parents are not helping. In fact, they are making the problem worse. Teachers are increasingly …

Invitation to participate in QUT research: LGBTQ+

1st November, 2022

The Queensland University of Technology is conducting research on the experiences of LGBTQ+ teachers, currently working (or have worked) in a rural, regional or remote Australian school at any time since 2016. The IEU has 75,000+ members Australia-wide teaching in the non-government sector, hence QUT are …

World Teachers’ Day 2022 – Teachers are the foundation of education

27th September, 2022

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Education Support Staff – are you overworked and underpaid?

27th September, 2022

One of the most important ongoing matters raised by IEU members is classification of Education Support Staff (also known as ESOs, SSOs and LSOs). When the IEU conducts classification professional learning sessions for ESOs in-house, we typically receive questions such as: I am really overworked …

Review of School Vaccination Policies

27th September, 2022

Since the legal requirement for SA school staff to be “fully” vaccinated was rescinded on 31 March 2022, the medical advice around COVID protective practices has continued to become less and less restrictive in SA and around the country. State of emergency powers are being …

IEU(SA) Equity Committee – Women’s Dinner

27th September, 2022

The first IEU(SA) Equity Committee Women’s Dinner was held 11 years ago, in the year of the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, when our speaker was the then member for Florey in State Parliament—Frances Bedford. At that dinner, Frances talked about her work to …

Relief Teacher Skills: Examples and How to Improve Them

27th September, 2022

Relief teachers provide and maintain an educational atmosphere and ensure learning continues when primary educators take some time off for personal or professional reasons. When you work as a relief teacher, it helps you prepare for a full-time teaching position. Why are relief teacher skills …