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10 Days’ Reproductive Health Leave, and More

Pembroke agreement delivers South Australian school firsts (A must read for every member) Pembroke School employees have secured significant new family-friendly, reproductive health and long service leave conditions through collective bargaining. You can read the new agreement at: Pembroke School Enterprise Agreement 2026 – 2029 …

Members show their numbers in Catholic industrial action

A lot has been happening in the Catholic sector, with members across many schools taking protected industrial action (PIA) for a fair enterprise agreement. PIA is a last step for any bargaining as it means the parties are not able to reach agreement and applying …

Where you work still makes a huge difference to what you earn

The IEU’s latest salary comparison reveals substantial pay gaps across South Australian non-government schools and reinforces the value of collective bargaining. This article discusses the updated comparison of salaries for Beginning Teachers, experienced teachers (Top Step Teachers), Education Support Officers (ESOs) and Temporary Relief Teachers …

EA updates around the sectors – September

Kings Baptist Grammar School Thank you to members who provided their feedback in the survey recently. We provided this feedback to the School at the last meeting on Tuesday 8 September. Two matters the School has provided offers on: Camp allowance – an increase from …

Member feedback shapes next stage of Lutheran EB

Lutheran Schools bargaining is progressing clause by clause. The parties have worked through to clause 45, although progress at the latest reported meeting was limited because the Employer’s Executive Director was an apology and the other employer representatives had not sufficiently reviewed the IEU’s claims. …

Focusing on the facts will get the agreement across the line

Catholic Education employers have written directly to staff claiming that the IEU is preventing the resolution of the agreement by withholding voting and thus delaying salary increases, back pay and a cost-of-living payment. That version of events leaves out some important facts. Catholic Employers have …

October is Safe Work Month

Safe Work Australia has released the 2026 National Safe Work Month activity kit, providing workplaces with practical activities and discussion prompts to help turn conversations about work health and safety (WHS) into action. This year’s theme is ‘safe work is for life’ and it highlights …

Renewals and screening checks – IEU to the rescue

It is mandatory for any person who works or volunteers with children to hold a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC), and the WWCC is valid for five years from the date of issue. For teachers, they must have a valid WWCC before they apply …

First new membership category since 2023

For the first time since 2023, IEU(SA) is updating its membership fee schedule. We have deliberately held membership fees steady over this period, despite increases in wages and the rising costs of operating the union. Rather than increasing fees across our existing categories, we are …

Important message to members re St Peter’s College settlement

This is an important message to members about an IEU matter and one that you might be able to learn from too. The Independent Education Union and St Peter’s College have agreed to settle an underpayment case. The claim included the alleged underpayment of one …

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