IEU News - Class Action

Calling for an Inquiry into First Nation Women In Custody

26th June, 2020

Author – Christine Cooper, Assistant Federal Secretary, Independent Education Union of Australia Petition Reason We call upon the House of Representatives to establish an inquiry into First Nation Women in Custody. It has been almost 30 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in …

10th edition of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession

26th June, 2020

The 10th edition of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) took place on 2 June 2020, in a webinar format. Co-hosted by Education International and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the ISTP brought together education ministers and education unions for …

Teacher Learning Network publishes first Early Childhood Journal

25th June, 2020

The IEU’s preferred online learning provider, TLN, has launched their first edition of the TLN Early Childhood Journal 2020. The journal is specifically targeted at early childhood teachers and educators and all articles are written by teaching and education practitioners. The journal has a theme-based …

It’s tax time! It pays to learn what work-related expenses you can claim

25th June, 2020

Lodging your tax return is easy if you have everything you need at the ready. This year, you may be able to claim work-from-home expenses relative to COVID-19 – details below When completing your tax return, you may be able to claim deductions for some …

World Refugee Day. 20 June 2020

19th June, 2020

“Refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us—except that a twist of fate has bound their lives to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale.” Khaled Hosseini 20 June 2020 is World Refugee Day On this day, …

TRB Petition – we need 10,000 signatures urgently

5th June, 2020

Your urgent attention and action is required! It is critical for the teaching profession that the proposed amendments to the Act are not passed by Parliament. Passing these amendments increases the likelihood of the teaching profession no longer be represented by the profession for the …

Adelaide preschool owner who ‘exploited’ two underpaid workers fined four times money owed

26th May, 2020

BIG WIN FOR THE IEU… The operator of two Adelaide preschools has been fined $23,000 after she was found to have exploited workers for financial and business gain. Key points: Kerry Black underpaid two workers at her Adelaide preschool A tribunal has penalised her four …

Self-care, member anxiety courses

21st May, 2020

As we return to ‘normal’ – is stress normal? The IEUA NSW/ACT Branch has worked with psychologist Helen Tsamoulous to create courses specifically designed for members to assist students as they return to ‘normal’. IEU member teachers and support staff from around Australia are all welcome …

Union supports member to get job back in protracted unfair dismissal case

21st May, 2020

Article source – Carol Matthews, Deputy Secretary IEUA NSW/ACT Branch “The approach of the FWC provides comfort to teachers conducting outdoor activities that involve some risks.” An IEU member has won the right to return to work after the IEU supported him through a protracted …

Members at risk as Commission finds excursion injury non-work related

21st May, 2020

Article source – IEUA QLD/NT Branch A controversial court decision means teachers must make personal ‘risk assessments’ in their own interests when deciding whether to join in with student activities, writes Holding Redlich special counsel Edmund Burke. An appeal to overturn a July 2019 Queensland …