Federal opposition plan to address insecure work welcomed

12,02,21 | Collective bargaining, COVID-19, Workers' rights

This week’s announcement by the federal opposition of a comprehensive plan to address insecure work and casualisation has been welcomed by IEU members and the broader Australian union movement. With almost a third of Australian workers in insecure work, the ALP’s...

Accessing natural disaster, emergency and pandemic leave

01,02,21 | COVID-19, Workers' rights

Where a natural disaster and/or emergency, and/or further outbreaks of COVID-19 occurs, our union is with our members every step of the way. Fundamentally, where members have safety concerns in the event of natural disaster or emergency, such as severe weather, they...

The hidden cost of working from home

12,11,20 | COVID-19, Professional issues

Work from home rates skyrocketed across the country this year, driven by the Australian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of Australians working from home most days increased from 12% in March (prior to COVID-19 restrictions) to 31% in...

Employer discriminates against member vulnerable to COVID-19

21,08,20 | COVID-19

An employee was told  to undertake an unnecessary medical assessment before returning to work. In a recent case, an IEUA-QNT member was considered a vulnerable person because of their underlying chronic condition and accordingly requested to work from home in line...

Combating COVID-19: a collective response

18,08,20 | COVID-19

The Queensland and the Northern Territory have so far been fortunate to be spared the devastating impacts of a second wave of COVID-19 in our communities; however, the need to continue our collective response to this crisis and keep employers to account remains...