National Disability Awards

30th June, 2017

The 2017 National Disability Awards (Awards) will be held on International Day of People with Disability, 3 December 2017. The Awards are the Australian Government’s main celebration of International Day of People with Disability, aiming to honour and recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals, teams …

Upcoming Teacher Registration Board Workshops

29th May, 2017

The TRB are offering four workshops on transitioning to full registration and renewing registration during June and July: Wednesday 28 June at EDC Hindmarsh from 4:00pm for questions, session starts 4:30 – 6:30pm (week 9, Term 2) Monday 10 July at Noarlunga (Hickenbotham Oval) 1:00pm …

IEU position on school funding

12th May, 2017

School Funding – IEUA Statement – Turnbull Government model The funding model announced by the Turnbull Government prior to the Budget is not a “needs-based’ model and is not a further iteration of the model proposed by the Gonski Review panel.  The model fails to …

Catholic Enterprise Agreement Joint Statement

17th March, 2017

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT   Dear Catholic school staff member, We write to you on behalf of the 16 Catholic school employers and the Independent Education Union (SA) Branch. As you are aware, for nearly two years our respective negotiating teams have been striving to …

IEU Speaks on… Sunday and Public Holiday pay cuts

27th February, 2017

Who Loses When Sunday and Public Holiday Pay Rates Are Cut? We All Do!   The Fair Work Commission has decided to cut Sunday and public holiday pay rates for almost one million workers. These cuts to pay rates will have a wide ranging impact …

IEU Speaks on… International Women’s Day

21st February, 2017

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 MARCH 2017 #BEBOLDFORCHANGE   International Women’s Day provides women, often divided by national boundaries and cultural, economic and political differences, with an opportunity to come together to celebrate. It is also a day which challenges all Australians to decide what legacy …

IEU Speaks on…. Closing the Gap: 2017

20th February, 2017

CLOSING THE GAP: 2017 Australia is failing on six of the seven target areas to improve Indigenous disadvantage. In 2006, Australia’s peak Indigenous and non-Indigenous health bodies, non-government organisations and human rights organisations initiated the Close the Gap Campaign to achieve equality for health and …

SA Equal Opportunity Commission Training Calendar

23rd January, 2017

The Equal Opportunity Commission’s in-house training courses for February to June 2017 are now online and available for booking.  The EOC is committed to keeping our training courses up-to-date, impactful, high quality, informative and enjoyable! In the first half of 2017 we will be undertaking …

Joint Education Unions letter on TPP

19th September, 2016

The Hon. Jason Clare Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 September 2016 Dear Shadow Minister Clare, RE: Joint Education Unions response to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement As leaders of the Australian Education Union (AEU), Independent Education …

Catholic teachers to strike over workloads in South Australia

6th September, 2016

Courtesy of ABC online  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-06/catholic-school-teachers-strike/7818036?section=sa Teachers from about 50 Catholic schools in South Australia will stop work on Thursday over a workload dispute. Independent Education Union state secretary Glen Seidel said Catholic teachers often worked one-and-a-half hours more each week than teachers in government schools. …