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The Ultimate Dirty Word …. Flexibility

Precarious vs Ongoing Employment When an employer talks of flexibility, it usually means that the employees have to forgo normal work codification and adopt unsustainable and uncomfortably contorted positions. The employer claims at an AIS bargaining table to increase the length of “temporary” employment from …

Hollow consultation is just not sufficient

Whenever an employer is considering a major change, redundancies or a change to rosters there is an enforceable requirement for the employer to hold discussions and consult with employees and the Union or other representatives. This must be at a stage where there is potential …

A Moving Experience

At this time of year staff in schools are regularly called upon to take on the role of removalists and often sustain injuries while shuffling furniture and resources between classrooms or offices in preparation for the new year. For teachers, education support staff and volunteers …

From the SACE Board

This year the SACE Board undertook a review of the Special Provisions in Curriculum and Assessment Policy in response to the report on the 2015 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005. The policy ensures students with a disability are not disadvantaged in their …

ANZELA 2017

IEU member Krystina Dawe attended the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association (ANZELA) Conference last month in Sydney as a part of the IEU Women in Leadership group. The group is an IEUA initiative to develop women into leadership roles within the Union movement …

World Teacher’s Day – did you know?

Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers is the theme for 2017 World Teachers‘ Day which is celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world each year on October 5 and in Australia on the last Friday in October. On October 5 1966 a special intergovernmental …

Legislative Reform – Major changes – the Bill at a Glance

Our education system could experience the biggest legislative change in 40 years if the draft of the new Education and Children’s Services Bill 2016 [2017] is accepted. The Bill which would replace the Education Act 1972 and the Children’s Services Act 1985 includes changes to …

I don’t want a support person. I demand a representative

Whenever a meeting with management has the potential to have disciplinary consequences, it is essential that members do not go in alone. Enterprise Agreements will generally codify this, but natural justice would determine this right anyway. If your letter of meeting notification talks of bringing …

Collectivism despite the most trying of situations

After years of upheaval and uncertainty, and much media coverage, the Islamic College of South Australia (ICOSA) went into receivership and liquidation in June. It is testament to member’s collective resolve that they maintained focus on educating the students while exercising their workplace rights. It …

Catholic Church Insurances

  Until recently workers compensation in South Australian Catholic Schools has been handled by a dedicated team in SA. A recent restructure has meant many of the team members have been made redundant, the head office is now in Western Australia and the rehabilitation roles …

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