QLD Lutheran school staff set to VOTE NO

IEU members are set to reject employer document that puts staff last.

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IEU Chapter a case study in improving consultation

Determined members secures better consultation on key employee issues, including enforcing the newly established right to disconnect.

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The IEU (QLD & NT) is the union for teachers, school support staff and other education professionals in the non-government education sector in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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Have schools become COVID complacent?

Given the ease of COVID transmission in schools, are school leaders are doing enough to manage the risks?

Pay rises hit 12-year high with clear union difference

Pay rises have hit a 12-year high with union-negotiated increases outpacing non-union deals. 

IEU Chapter a case study in improving consultation

A determined IEU Chapter has secured better consultation on key employee issues, including enforcing the newly established right to disconnect and a code of conduct for parents. 

Beefed-up payday super laws good news for workers

Employers who fail to pay super within seven days of paying wages will face tough penalties under proposed laws.

New laws grant harassment victim-survivors grant fairer access to justice

Victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment in Australia will now be able to seek justice more easily and pursue legal action against perpetrators without fear of financial ruin, thanks to new federal legislation fought for by unions. 

IEU welcomes federal Generative AI in education report

Our union has welcomed a House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training report on the impact of generative AI (GenAI) in education following a 16-month parliamentary enquiry.

Every workplace needs paid reproductive health leave

Australian unions are stepping up their campaign to secure 10 days of paid reproductive health leave in all workplaces.

Consultative Committees: the pathway to change

The implementation of Consultative Committees in close to 150 Queensland Catholic schools reflects the strength of IEU members who have united to deliver the message to their employers that there are better ways to collectively manage workload, as IEU-QNT Assistant...

Employees must receive their full super entitlements

Millions of workers in Australia are still being denied their full super entitlements despite superannuation contributions having been legally mandated for over 30 years.

The experience of a lifetime

Following its hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the IEU-QNT and the Teachers Union of Alberta (Canada) teacher exchange program has restarted on the basis of shorter-term exchanges rather than the previous 12-month ones.

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