Taking periods of leave without pay or leave on half pay during the year can affect holiday pay over Christmas.

With the new year approaching, new timetables are being organised and set in every school, so it’s important to know your rights when it comes to Hours of Duty.

Artistically talented students have impressed the judges at the recent Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Excellence in Art Design Awards.

If you teach an Applied Syllabus in Queensland, now is the time to have your say in the Senior Syllabus Review.

Our union has recently supported a number of IEU members with psychological injuries through WorkCover claims, particularly in high-risk educational workplaces.

The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund’s (ACSRF) LifetimeOne product has failed against the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) benchmark performance test for a second year in a row.

Our union’s advocacy has resulted in the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) accepting and upholding an IEU members’ discrimination and sexual harassment complaint, despite it being raised outside the strict 12 month time limitation.

The federal government’s Jobs Summit could herald in a new era for workers.

Over $1.3 million in payments have been returned to members in the past financial year.

Members should be aware of insidious tactics used by some employers who are shamefully giving their staff “redundancies by stealth”.