01,04,25 | Industrial advice, Union win
Our union’s support has resulted in a school officer being reclassified and receiving back pay after their employer wrongfully lowered the classification level of their role. The school officer member employed in a Queensland Catholic school contacted our union for...
25,03,25 | Union win, Workers' rights
Our union has helped secure a job-share arrangement for a member employed in a Queensland Lutheran school, reinforcing flexible working arrangements as a good option for employers to retain staff while assisting employees to achieve a better work/life balance. The...
25,03,25 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members working at The River School in Maleny have secured significant wage enhancements as part of their first collective agreement. School staff had previously been employed under the Modern Award, which contains inferior wages and working conditions compared...
10,03,25 | Union win, Workers' rights
There are 230,000 more workers in secure jobs due to the Albanese Labour government’s industrial relations (IR) law reform. This includes our members in the non-government education sector. Nine in 10 of all jobs created during this term of government have been...
27,02,25 | Union win, Workers' rights
An IEU member recouped a near $2,000 underpayment upon resignation by taking one crucial action. After deciding to leave their teaching role with a major non-government school employer, the member provided a copy of their final payslip to our union. The IEU...
26,02,25 | Union win
Our union’s short-term teacher exchange program with the Alberta Teachers’ Association in Canada gives IEU members a unique professional development opportunity. With no visa or teaching authority requirements needed for short-term job shadowing in Alberta –...
11,02,25 | Union win
An IEU member has won a case in the Fair Work Commission of far-reaching consequence to the access to paid parental leave (PPL). At the core of the case was the question of whether an eligible employee could access both primary caregiver PPL and non-primary caregiver...
11,02,25 | Collective bargaining, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has confirmed the number of Australian union members is rising as workers experience higher wages and a five-year high in collective agreements. Union membership has surged by an impressive 12.3% over the past two years, marking...
03,02,25 | Member benefits, Union win
An IEU member has maintained their employment after an attempt to make them redundant without redeployment. When the employer commenced a redundancy process, our member indicated that, in the event of a redundancy, they would like to be redeployed to another teaching...
20,11,24 | Member action, Union win
Our union has recognised the contributions and achievements of exceptional IEU members at the 2024 IEU-QNT Member Awards. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said our union’s annual Member Awards were an important occasion to recognise the significant difference...
20,11,24 | Union win
With the festive season quickly approaching, many members will be looking forward to their school’s end-of-year functions to commemorate a year of hard work with colleagues. While work Christmas parties can serve as a well-earned celebration and opportunity to unwind,...
19,11,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
Our union has successfully resolved a dispute with the Queensland Lutheran schools employing authority over IEU delegates’ right to communicate with staff. Lutheran Education Queensland (LEQ) refused to allow IEU delegates to communicate with all staff via email and...
24,10,24 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members working at Riverside Christian College in Maryborough have secured enhancements to wages and provisions to tackle workload as part of their latest collective agreement. Organiser Richard Pascoe said IEU members had won 12 per cent pay increases and a new...
23,10,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
A Federal Court judge has ruled that Qantas must pay compensation to 1700 former ground staff who lost their jobs after the airline unlawfully outsourced the roles in November 2020. The decision is a victory for union members after a lengthy and arduous legal battle...
21,10,24 | Member benefits, Union win
Our union has returned over a million dollars in member settlement and compensation payments in the past year, as IEU Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Rebecca Sisson writes. The numbers don’t lie – there are a million reasons to be an IEU member. A total of $1,062,948 in...
15,10,24 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Union win
Members of our union employed at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School (IGGS) and Ipswich Junior Grammar School (IJGS) have demonstrated the difference collective action and union membership makes, following the formal approval of their new collective agreement by the Fair...
02,10,24 | Union win, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
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. The Chapter highlighted to their employer the Work Health and Safety Act requirements for...
02,10,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
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. The federal government’s...
04,09,24 | Union win
IEU members need to ensure they familiarise themselves with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority’s (ACECQA) new National Model Code and Guidelines on taking photos in early childhood education and care. The Code aims to help long day care...
02,09,24 | Union win
Our union congratulates Anna Pickering in Queensland and Cassandra Holland in the Northern Territory, who will represent members’ voices on their respective teacher registration bodies. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said IEU member representation on the...
02,09,24 | Union win
Two exceptional IEU members employed in the early childhood education sector have been recognised and celebrated for their ongoing activism and commitment to making a difference for staff in the sector. Organiser Nicole Lakidis said IEU members Debbie Quig and Tanya...
29,08,24 | Member action, Union win
IEU members employed at Ipswich Girls Grammar School (IGGS) and Ipswich Junior Grammar School (IJGS) have demonstrated the difference collective action and solidarity make. An overwhelming 95 per cent of IGGS/IJGS employees recently voted to accept a proposed...
28,08,24 | Union win
IEU principal members in the Rockhampton and Toowoomba Dioceses have won a 25-year battle to secure continuing employment. IEU Branch Secretary Terry Burke said members had won a provision for the conversion from fixed-term contracts to continuing employment for all...
27,08,24 | Union win
Improvements to wages and full-time job opportunities for women have seen Australia’s gender pay gap drop to the lowest on record according to Australian Bureau of Statistics wage data. ACTU Assistant Secretary Liam O’Brien said the record-low gender pay gap was...
27,08,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
New laws allowing employees the right to disconnect from work are the latest in a suite of improvements to Australian workplace laws achieved through the union movement’s advocacy. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said as of today, school staff will no longer be...
18,07,24 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members at Rockhampton Girls Grammar School (RGGS) have secured significant wins related to wages and reproductive health leave as part of their new collective agreement. Organiser Richard Pascoe said the new agreement contained substantial improvements to...
18,07,24 | School support staff, Union win
An IEU member employed in a school support staff role has successfully achieved a pay increase after our union’s assistance resulted in their reclassification to a higher level. IEU Organiser Nicole Lakidis said the member sought assistance from our union,...
03,06,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
After denying underpaying staff for two years, Deakin University has admitted to engaging in multi-million dollar wage theft. The Victorian-based university revealed the underpayments in an email to staff, which the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) estimates...
31,05,24 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members employed in Christian Community Ministries (CCM) schools have secured improvements to wages and working conditions after 86% of staff voted to accept a proposed replacement collective agreement. Organiser Caryl Rosser said the enhancements to wages and...
10,05,24 | Union win
Our union has lodged a submission to the Education, Employment, Training, and Skills Committee, which is undertaking an inquiry into the Education (General Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said our union had...
10,05,24 | Union win
A review of the Queensland Non-State Schools Accreditation Framework Review (The Review) commenced in March 2023, and the final report was recently released. The review’s purpose was to ensure that the Non-State Schools Accreditation Framework (the...
10,05,24 | Union win
The University of Melbourne is evaluating the effectiveness of the new Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) system to ensure it meets the needs of students, teachers and other stakeholders now and in the future. Our union recently lodged feedback based on...
02,05,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
IEU members will have an even greater voice at work thanks to new workplace delegate provisions in the Fair Work Act. IEU-QNT Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Paul Giles said the changes to the Act ensure new workplace rights and protections for union delegates. ...
01,05,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
Our union’s Industrial Team has recently achieved significant wins for members, including challenging an unfair dismissal, defending a member against untrue allegations, and maintaining accommodation entitlements. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Melanie Stellmacher said...
24,04,24 | Union win
Unsustainable workloads and work intensification in schools remain the primary reasons behind record-low levels of teacher recruitment and retention. IEUA Federal Secretary Brad Hayes said these challenges demand a wide-ranging response from school employers,...
19,03,24 | Union win
IEU members in Queensland have the opportunity to ensure their voice is heard on the state’s professional regulatory body with Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Board election now underway. The current term of appointment of the QCT Board concludes at the end of...
11,03,24 | Union win
The High Court of Australia (HCA) has refused to grant special leave for Queensland Catholic employers seeking to appeal a decision that two former teachers were entitled to pay increases contained in new collective agreements despite resigning before the new...
07,03,24 | Equity, Union win, Workers' rights
Australian unions have welcomed the federal government’s announcement that superannuation will be paid on top of government paid parental leave from 1 July 2025. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Assistant Secretary Joseph Mitchell said the paying of...
01,03,24 | Union win
An updated version of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Technologies in Education Decision-Making Framework jointly developed by our union and the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) is now available for members. IEU-QNT Research Officer Dr Adele Schmidt said...
01,03,24 | Union win
The IEU commends the strong emphasis on tackling education inequality and improving learning opportunities for all students as recommended in the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) Expert Panel’s report to the Federal Government. Despite this positive element of...
01,03,24 | Union win
Our union has lodged a submission with the Queensland government to inform the development of the Putting Queensland Kids First early intervention package for the state’s children and families. IEU-QNT Assistant Secretary Nicole Kapernick said the submission responds...
28,02,24 | Union win
Our union has released a range of member advisories on the updated version of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)’s Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework (ATPDF). IEU members can now access the seven (7) new...
28,02,24 | Union win
David Quinn, Special Counsel at Holding Redlich, examines where Australia’s legal response is up to when it comes to the artificial intelligence (AI) race and how associated legal issues will play out in the education sector. The leap we have all witnessed in the last...
27,02,24 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
Australian unions have welcomed news working people’s wages are finally rising after years of going backwards. It comes as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported last week that wages rose by more than the annual inflation rate for the first time since...
22,02,24 | Union win
An early childhood education member has successfully secured over $5,000 in backpay as a result of IEU support. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Kassandra Hall said the employee was not being paid correctly under their new collective agreement. “The employer commenced...
20,02,24 | Member action, Member benefits, Union win
IEU member David Page-Dhu has been recognised as the recipient of the 2023 TUH Future of Teaching Bursary. Established in 2020 by the Teachers Union Health Fund, the Bursary provides $5000 to an IEU member to recognise and encourage innovative teaching solutions and...
20,02,24 | Member action, Union win
Our union’s most outstanding activists were presented with IEU Member Awards at the 2023 Annual General Meeting – recognising their significant contributions to our collective.
20,02,24 | Union win
IEU members employed in Brisbane, Cairns and Toowoomba Catholic schools or Queensland Anglican schools can participate in a fortnight-long teacher exchange to Alberta, Canada. The Alberta Teachers’ Association short-term teacher exchanges permit an exploration of...
15,02,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
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...
09,02,24 | Union win, Workers' rights
The cumulative effect of these legislative reforms represents the biggest changes to workplace laws in the last 25 years and goes a long way to restoring fairness and a level playing field for employees. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Secretary Sally...
