IEU News - Class Action

2022 IEU(SA) Annual REP Award Presentations

19th May, 2023

IEU(SA) Sub-Branch Representatives (Reps) from St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School and Walford Anglican School for Girls led the way in 2022 (and continue to do so) through engagement of members and staff; particularly with recent Enterprise Agreement bargaining. These Reps actively brought staff together in …

World Education Support Staff Day – May 16

19th May, 2023

To celebrate and thank all our ESO/SSO members on the World Day for Education Support Staff, Tuesday 16 May, we emailed all members on Monday 15 May with a link to our celebration poster and advised that we were also running a social media campaign …

A Bit of Feminism – What is Feminism in 2023?

18th May, 2023

Members gathered at Marcellina’s Restaurant on March 30 for a relaxed evening chat about ‘A bit of feminism’. It was great to welcome some new faces to the discussion and also enjoy the company and input from our outgoing IEU Federal Secretary Christine Cooper. Members …

Check out our bright, colourful new lanyards for members to wear at school!

18th May, 2023

The lanyards are eco-friendly as they are made from recycled PET bottles and are printed in full colour with contrasting branding and imagery. They also have a safety release clip at the back of the neck to comply with safety standards. How can you get …

Alana Adams from St Francis de Sales College wins the IEU(SA) SACE Art Show Award

18th May, 2023

Congratulations to Alana, she wins the IEU(SA) prize of $250 for her model/diorama entitled The Murmur of the World. IEU(SA) Branch Secretary, Tim Oosterbaan, presented the award to Alana on the awards night. Alana described her work: “As someone who enjoys telling stories, I found …

Class Action – a quick survey review

31st March, 2023

This year, we will be engaging with members through short surveys one topic at a time, so that we can hear what you have to say and ask for your direction on various topics. First up, and quite logically, in February we asked you various …

Bargaining snapshot – what’s happening in schools?

31st March, 2023

EA Bargaining snapshot – what’s happening in schools?   There has been a busy flurry of EA’s being negotiated and approved. Some negotiations have gone well with positive outcomes for members. Others are becoming protracted. We are seeing consistent positions of 3% being put by …

Emails after work hours: To connect or not connect, apparently that is a question.

30th March, 2023

Do you cringe when you open your computer after work and find new work emails in your inbox or do you just think to yourself, ‘great, I can get on top of these before tomorrow’? Recent studies in the United Kingdom (UK), United States of …

Voice – Treaty – Truth: Unions for Yes

30th March, 2023

A defining moment in Australian history is upon us — an opportunity to accept the offer to walk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as set out in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. In August last year, approximately 150 IEUA Committee of Management …

Education Support Staff – how do you get a reclassification?

30th March, 2023

Current processes Enterprise Agreements (EAs) carry clauses on the process of classification and re-classification of ESOs, LSOs and General Staff (referred to as ESOss from here on). Generally, the clause would read along the lines of: On the first anniversary of appointment and biennially thereafter, …