25,03,21 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights
School camps and excursions are back after a hiatus; however, significant risks still remain for staff participating in extra-curricular activities. The outcome of a controversial court decision made in 2019 means school staff must make personal risk assessments in...
12,02,21 | Early childhood, Industrial advice
The federal government’s failure to address the future of Universal Access funding means Australia’s early childhood education (ECE) sector remains in a tenuous position. The Productivity Commission’s recently released Report on Government Services (ROGS) series...
12,02,21 | Industrial advice, Union win
Our union has helped a member secure a continuing position in her workplace after being employed for 10 years on rolling contracts. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Danielle Wilson said the member contacted our union for advice after feeling she was being overlooked for...
03,12,20 | Collective bargaining, Industrial advice, Workers' rights
The federal government’s plan to change the better off overall test (BOOT) as part of sweeping industrial relations reforms would put the working future of all Australians at risk. During a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday (2 December 2020), Australian...
03,12,20 | Industrial advice, School support staff
Grassroots collective power was out in full force recently, as an IEU School Chapter rallied around a support staff member being made redundant; the staff member ended up successfully being redeployed to another position as well as receiving full redundancy...
03,12,20 | Collective bargaining, Industrial advice, Member action
Our union has today (3 December 2020) taken the extraordinary step of taking the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office and Downlands College to the Federal Court following their respective failures as employers to provide backpay to a number of employees. The case...
12,11,20 | Industrial advice, Member action, Teachers
An IEU member in a Queensland Catholic School is fighting for a full-time permanent position, after working the same hours in the same role on a fixed-term contract for a number of years. The member in question has been a teacher, working in a school for the past four...
12,10,20 | Industrial advice
The rate of workplace deaths has increased for the first time since 2007, according to recently released data from Safe Work Australia, as the federal government continues to drag its feet on work health and safety reform. 183 workers died during 2019, 28 more than in...
19,09,20 | Industrial advice
The advice and support of our union has proved critical in having a member’s WorkCover claim rejection overturned. IEUA-QNT Industrial Officer Danielle Wilson said the recent case served as a reminder that even if employers are unopposed to or supportive of an...
01,07,20 | Equity, Industrial advice, Professional issues, Teachers
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced that flexible working arrangements are more important than ever. Under the National Employment Standards (NES), which apply to all employees covered by the national workplace relations system, certain employees have the right to...
01,07,20 | Industrial advice
Despite the professionalism and dedication our members continue to demonstrate through their work, our union continues to see instances of employers treating their staff unfairly. Actions like “redundancy by stealth” are especially disappointing given the extreme...
