29,08,23 | Union win, Workers' rights
IEU members at a Queensland Catholic school have been allocated paid time to complete compulsory professional development (PD) after previously being expected to complete it in their personal time. Organiser Mary May said members at the school had, for a number of...
29,08,23 | Union win, Workers' rights
Our union’s advocacy has led to a member being paid out their long service leave (LSL) entitlement upon termination, despite the employer trying to withhold it. Industrial Services Officer Mark Moorhead said recent industrial cases where employers were trying to do...
10,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Union win
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members have secured a sector-leading 18% pay rise for staff at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Over 95% of staff voted up the proposed four-year agreement this week. Other key wins in the new agreement include almost...
02,08,23 | Professional issues, Union win
IEU Chapters in YMCA schools have secured equal pay increases for all staff despite an employer plan to only apply increases to teachers. Members from YMCA campuses across Logan and Ipswich joined together to voice their concerns over the employer’s plan to apply a 4%...
18,07,23 | Industrial advice, Member action, Union win
The intervention of our union has led to several IEU members being converted from fixed-term to continuing employment status. IEU-QNT Industrial Services Officer John Tully said from 2021, a number of IEU members at a Queensland Catholic school were hired on...
18,07,23 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members employed at the Islamic College of Brisbane have secured 20 days of paid pandemic leave in their new collective agreement. Organiser Mary May said the new provision means school staff will not be forced to deplete their sick or personal leave balances if...
07,06,23 | Union win
Australian union members have welcomed the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to support vulnerable workers by granting a record increase to the minimum wage. The announcement of an 8.6% annual increase for those on minimum wage and a 5.75% increase for those...
25,05,23 | Union win
Our union is advocating for a focus on all Middle Leader (ML) roles, and not just curriculum leaders, as part of developing a new ML professional standard. IEU members are represented on the reference group established by the Queensland Department of Education (the...
09,05,23 | Union win, Workers' rights
A McDonald’s franchisee in Murray Bridge, South Australia, has paid a fine of $275,000 after admitting to unlawfully discouraging staff from joining their union over a five-year period. The landmark case brought by the union that represents fast-food workers, the...
26,04,23 | Member benefits, Union win
IEU-QNT members now have access to a suite of new professional development (PD) opportunities through the QuEST platform, expanding the range of member-exclusive benefits. The Queensland Education Support and Training (QuEST) program, delivered in partnership with the...
26,04,23 | Collective bargaining, Union win
Members at Mackay Christian College are the first single-site school in the region to secure a paid pandemic leave entitlement in their new collective agreement. IEU Organiser Krystal Pearson said the replacement collective agreement endorsed by Mackay Christian...
14,03,23 | Equity, Union win, Workers' rights
Australian unions have welcomed the Labor federal government’s action to expand access to Paid Parental Leave to 26 weeks for workers and allow it to be more flexibly shared between new parents. Last week the Senate passed the Paid Parental Leave Amendment...
14,03,23 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Teachers, Union win
The support of our union has helped a graduate teacher member progress through the classification scale and secure higher pay. IEU-QNT Organiser Krystal Pearson said our member approached her for assistance after attending a presentation for early career teachers...
14,03,23 | Equity, Union win
Last week’s International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) celebrations were an important reminder of the significant changes won by unions to improve the lives of women at work over the last year. IEU Assistant Secretary Nicole Kapernick said that while we know there is...
22,02,23 | Industrial advice, Union win
The support of our union has helped an IEU member secure a successful Workcover claim for an injury sustained while travelling home from work. Industrial Officer Vaishi Vigh said it was a positive outcome for the member and clearly demonstrated the difference IEU...
20,02,23 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Union win
IEU members at Caloundra City Private School (CCPS) have secured enhanced wage increases after voting down an initial employer proposal that would have paid them less. IEU Sunshine Coast Organiser Tahn Donaldson said following member action, the employer has now...
20,02,23 | Union win, Workers' rights
With the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill now law, IEU members now have greater opportunity to bargain for better wages, have greater equity in the workplace and start to tackle insecure work. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the passing of the Secure Jobs,...
01,02,23 | Member action, Union win
Australian International Islamic College (AIIC) members have achieved significant wins to working conditions and pay after running a successful, grass-roots campaign across campuses. Some of the key enhancements to working conditions in their new collective agreement...
01,02,23 | Equity, Union win
New laws to provide 10 days paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave came into effect yesterday for workers in businesses with 15 or more employees after unions campaigned and won the reform for workers leaving a violent relationship. For workers in small businesses...
01,02,23 | Teachers, Union win, Workers' rights
Our union has helped secure job-share arrangements for a member, reinforcing flexible working arrangements as a good option for employers to retain staff while helping employees achieve a better work/life balance. IEU member Kelly reached out to her IEU Organiser...
05,12,22 | Union win, Workers' rights
In an historic moment for union members across the country, the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill is now law – allowing millions of working people to bargain for better wages, have greater equity at work, and start to tackle insecure work. The Bill passed last week (2...
23,11,22 | Equity, Union win, Workers' rights
Religious discrimination exemptions have been removed from the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act after new laws were passed by parliament this week. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke welcomed the passing of a suite of amendments which he said will foster...
22,11,22 | Industrial advice, Union win
An IEU member has secured more than $13,000 in back pay and is now correctly classified after our union’s intervention with the employer. The Queensland-based teacher member contacted our union for assistance after suspecting they were incorrectly classified and being...
15,11,22 | Union win
Our union’s annual Member Awards were presented to recipients at the 2022 IEU-QNT AGM, recognising the contributions of some of our most outstanding activists. John (Max) MacDermott Union Activist Award John (Max) MacDermott was a respected teacher at Mercy College,...
01,11,22 | Collective bargaining, Jobs Summit, Union win, Workers' rights
Big business and employer groups’ pushback on legislative changes designed to improve wages and balance out the bargaining process smacks of hypocrisy following their decade-long failure to protect workers. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said employer and big...
01,11,22 | Early childhood, Union win, Workers' rights
The support of our union has helped secure significant redundancy payments for two members employed in the early childhood education sector. Earlier this year, an employer advised staff working at the Queensland kindergarten of a major workplace change: that they...
01,11,22 | Collective bargaining, Union win, Workers' rights
IEU members have welcomed the federal government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill as an important first step to fairer workplace laws. IEU Federal Secretary Christine Cooper said these changes will make a difference to the wages and working lives of countless members...
28,10,22 | Equity, Union win
Unions have welcomed the Albanese federal government’s commitment to expand access to Paid Parental Leave to 26 weeks for Australian workers. The new scheme is a positive development which will significantly increase the overall amount of leave available while also...
27,10,22 | Equity, Union win
All workers will have access to 10 days’ paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave in a historic move that follows an enduring union campaign. Unions have been campaigning for paid FDV leave for more than a decade. That campaign has seen life-saving paid FDV leave...
13,10,22 | Member action, Reconciliation, Union win
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Executive has passed a resolution committing to the success of the ‘Yes’ campaign at the upcoming referendum on the question of whether a First Nations Voice should be enshrined in the Australian Constitution. ACTU...
12,10,22 | Member action, Union win
Staff employed in Presbyterian & Methodist Schools Association (PMSA) schools will receive a significant out of cycle wage increase and a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) as a one-off payment, in a decision commended by our union. IEU Organiser Susan O’Leary said...
01,09,22 | Equity, Member action, Union win, Workers' rights
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. IEU-QNT Industrial Services...
31,08,22 | Industrial advice, Union win
Over $1.3 million in payments have been returned to members in the past financial year. IEU-QNT’s industrial team secured the $1,307,750 sum across a range of cases related to unfair dismissals, redundancies, underpayments and other settlements. Key cases included:...
11,08,22 | Member action, Union win
The IEU Chapter at the Samford Valley Steiner School have secured their very first collective agreement with the ongoing support of our union, winning key work conditions and wages protections. IEU Organiser Nicole Lakidis said getting the agreement over the line was...
09,08,22 | Collective bargaining, Reconciliation, Union win
IEU members at Hymba Yumba have secured powerful new provisions in their collective agreement, the first of their kind in education, which will contribute towards Closing the Industrial Gap. Organiser Aaron Watson said Hymba Yumba Independent School in Springfield is...
04,08,22 | Collective bargaining, Union win
Catholic employing authorities have or are communicating to their teaching and non-teaching staff that they will commence paying the full wage increase due to employees under the collective agreement now that the public sector 2022 wage increase is known. Background...
28,07,22 | Equity, Union win
After a decade of unions campaigning for 10 days’ paid family and domestic violence leave, the new federal government has passed legislation to enshrine the right of access for all workers. While successive Coalition governments refused to support this paid...
15,07,22 | Union win
Unsustainable workloads, fair pay and career pathways are the top priorities for Queensland Catholic members as preparations for collective bargaining continue. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said a record number of IEU members had their voice heard via the...
15,07,22 | Industrial advice, Union win, Workers' rights
IEU membership has made the difference in the face of an increasing number of employers who have refused safe work for pregnant employees. IEU-QNT Industrial Services Officer Michael Featherstone said safe job protections provided critical support for pregnant...
15,07,22 | Union win, Workers' rights
IEU support successfully overturns WorkCover decision after it refused to cover the surgery costs of member injured at work. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Rosey Sorbello said the member injured their ankle on a school excursion. “The member was injured while carrying out...
15,06,22 | Union win
A quarter of Australian workers will get a pay rise following a union campaign which lead to today’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision to increase the minimum wage. The increase will be 5.2 per cent for those on the minimum wage and an increase of 4.6 per cent, or...
31,05,22 | Member action, Union win
Our union’s strong collective voice has again made a difference, securing the payment of an interim 2% pay rise for Catholic school staff in a meeting between our union and employer representatives yesterday (Monday, 30 May). IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said...
23,05,22 | Member action, Union win
A new government brings new opportunities to achieve the real change our members have been calling for, writes IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke. While the election is over, our union’s advocacy continues and we are ready to be part of change. We are ready to make...
17,05,22 | Union win, Workers' rights
In an historic move more than 2.5 million additional workers will receive paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave. An in-principle decision from industrial umpire, the Fair Work Commission (FWC), will see 10 days’ paid FDV leave included in modern awards. The...
16,05,22 | Union win
Casual boarding staff in Northern Territory Catholic schools working on public holidays will receive 278% of their ordinary pay rate following IEU action. Our union took action in Fair Work Commission (FWC) after members at one NT school reported they were not...
28,04,22 | Union win
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that if re-elected he will tie pay rises for thousands of construction workers to the rate of increase in the National Minimum Wage. Morrison’s new Greenfields Agreement policy would represent a pay cut for huge numbers of...
28,04,22 | Industrial advice, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
An employer’s attempt to seek an IEU member’s medical information from their treating practitioner has been stopped thanks to support from our union. IEU-QNT Industrial Services Officer Jill McKeon said the member who had been absent from work due to illness for some...
28,04,22 | Union win
Teachers in Western Australian Catholic schools have voted down an inferior collective agreement that would have cut working conditions. In a show of solidarity against an employer determined to undermine hard-won conditions, IEU members made it clear they would not...
11,04,22 | Union win
IEU members have put employers across our sector on notice regarding excessive demands of staff completing the NCCD process. his follows our union’s consultation with the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) at a federal level about the minimum...
16,03,22 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Union win, Workers' rights
An employer’s attempt to discriminate on the basis of a medical injury was thwarted after assistance from our union’s experienced Industrial Services Team. The member, a university student in the final stage of their teaching degree, contacted our Industrial Services...
