Our union has welcomed and commended the ‘right to disconnect’ being enshrined in legislation as part of the Closing Loopholes Bill.
The new laws represent a major win for IEU members facing unrelenting workloads in schools.
Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry Burke said new laws mirrored what had already been won last year by IEU members in Queensland Catholic schools through their collective bargaining action.
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