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Big moments for Australian education

22nd March, 2024

It’s easier to work out where you’re going if you know where you’ve been. That’s why NGS partnered with The Squiz, to create the podcast series ‘How Far We’ve Come’. So far we’ve delivered 2 six-part series which you can listen to on your favourite …

IEUA Speaks: Report into special discrimination privileges for schools long overdue

22nd March, 2024

21 March 2024 Federal government must not delay election commitment All workers, including every IEU member, is entitled to work free from discrimination. Our community expects that employers can’t lawfully discriminate due to an employee’s sex, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy. Yet special privileges …

Meet your IEU(SA) Industrial Team

16th February, 2024

2024 brings enhanced assistance for members with a larger Industrial Team. Our long-serving Industrial Officer, Frank Bernardi, will be joined this year by Dan Farmer and Robert Seals. L-R: Dan Farmer, Meredith Farmer and Robert Seals Dan Farmer Dan worked the last part of 2024 …

The IEU congratulates its members at Southern Vales Christian College

16th February, 2024

The year 2023 proved to be a defining one for members at Southern Vales Christian College (SVCC). Early in the year, the principal advised staff that due to changes in federal industrial laws, the school’s soon to be out of date Enterprise Agreement (EA) would …

Australian Unions Win Changes to Welding Fumes Exposure

16th February, 2024

In 2017, the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified Welding as a group 1 carcinogen. Group 1 carcinogens are substances, chemical mixtures or exposure circumstances, which have been classified as carcinogenic to humans by The International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Government response to Early Childhood Royal Commission mostly positive but has one major flaw

16th February, 2024

The State Government should be commended on its focus on 3-year-old universal access to pre-school. We know that 80% of development occurs before the age of five and a child’s readiness for school is a major indicator for later school success. The Royal Commission (RC) …

Wage Theft – Part 2: Don’t presume employers do the right thing

16th February, 2024

In our first Wage Theft article, we explained the concept of wage theft and provided examples to help members better understand it. We have extended our planned Wage Theft article series by one more to accommodate recent developments in this space. While the next article …

Catholic Enterprise Agreement update

16th February, 2024

The New Year brings a renewed focus on the upcoming Catholic Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. Reps packs have been sent to all IEU(SA) Catholic Reps and these should have been received by Week Zero. There are three key tasks that each Rep need to complete …

NGS Super: What does your tomorrow look like?

16th February, 2024

As a leading industry super fund for education professionals, NGS Super understands that everyone is different and has unique needs and goals when it comes to their super savings. That’s why the things that matter to you — value for money, quality products and personal …

IEUA Speaks: Gaps remain in the AI framework for schools

16th February, 2024

28 January 2024 Gaps remain in the AI framework for schools: action needed on teacher workload, consultation and commercial encroachments The Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools commences operation from the start of the school year across the nation this week. The IEU welcomes …