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IEU(SA) and NGS Super ‘eco’ calico tote ‘book’ bags for members

When choosing promotional items for branding in schools, we always look to purchase Australian Made products. When there is no availability of those products, we choose the highest input of Australian labour and services along with renewable materials from sustainable production. The IEU has a …

IEU(SA) members’ pens have been updated with Eco Wheat Pens!

The importance of pens to educators cannot be understated and as our Victoria/Tasmania Branch so cleverly phrased ‘GET IT IN WRITING’. We had this printed on our new ‘Bruno’ Eco Pens – just to remind you. (And no, the pen isn’t named after our Organiser …

Superannuation and parental leave – NGS Super

In Australia, parents of a newborn or adopted child may be entitled to paid parental leave options. Parental leave is a way to continue to receive an income while you are caring for a child and not working. Receiving an income on parental leave is …

2023 Anna Stewart Memorial Project (ASMP)

This year’s project brought together over 16 participants from approximately 10 different unions. In the first part of the ASMP, participants engaged in a week of training during May at the Public Service Association (PSA) in the city. This was followed by one day of …

Inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing practices

Australian households are experiencing a significant decline in living standards as prices rise. Recent surveys have demonstrated that large numbers of people are going without basic necessities due to cost pressures. At the same time, corporate profits and executive bonuses are skyrocketing. Recent OECD research …

Get 6 weeks’ free cover from Teachers Health

Compare award-winning health cover for the education community Did you know that Teachers Health is the health fund for the education community, trusted by over 370,000 teachers, school professionals and their families across Australia? And the good news is that as a member of the …

I have been overpaid – what happens next? A Case Study

You noticed when checking your bank statement that a deposit of $2000 from your employer has unexpectedly appeared. Yay, you think — windfall! The following week, your employer contacts you and advises that they have overpaid you and advise that you need to pay it …

Does having the Union in ‘my corner’ cause workplace issues?

Occasionally, members advise us that they are apprehensive to ‘get the union involved’ because they worry that union representation may in some way limit their opportunities or may lead to them being treated differently in the future by their employer. It is illegal for a …

Can my contracted hours of work change?

Members sometimes call the IEU to explain that their employer (the school) wants to, or has, altered their hours of employment for the coming semester or year and ask, “Is that allowable?” There is no simple answer to that because it will depend upon a …

Significant workload improvements for Victorian Catholic schools

In what was a hard fought ‘No More Freebies’ campaign, IEU Victoria Branch members stood up and won significant workload improvements in their new Enterprise Agreement. The new agreement achieves significant improvements for all staff, including better classification structures for education support staff and a …

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