08,09,26 | Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
A new Australian Catholic University (ACU) study has identified practical strategies to address growing principal turnover, with reducing workload emerging as a key priority. The study analysed data from 1,630 Australian principals and found that workplace commitment,...
28,08,26 | Superannuation, Workers' rights
Divisive criticism of Australia’s world-leading superannuation scheme shows exactly why the current system must be defended. Politicians from opposition parties including the Liberal party Senator Andrew Bragg and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson want to see an end to...
25,08,26 | Equity, Workers' rights
Equal Pay Day (17 August) 2026 has marked the lowest gender pay gap ever recorded across Australia, according to new data. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) reports that the national gender pay gap has fallen from 11.5 per cent to 11.3 per cent over the...
20,08,26 | Workers' rights
Personal leave is an important working right that supports employees to care for themselves, as well as members of their immediate families and households. But there are some lesser-known facets to personal leave that all employees should be aware of. What is...
19,08,26 | Teachers, Workers' rights
IEU-QNT members employed as specialist teachers participated in a union survey examining the challenges, changes and impacts arising from the new curriculum guideline introduced by the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board (NSSAB) in 2025. The new curriculum guideline...
14,08,26 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights
In schools across Australia, the conversation around safety has broadened, as Rachel Drew from Thomsons writes. No longer confined to physical risks, slippery floors, faulty wiring or playground falls, school safety now squarely includes psychosocial hazards: the...
14,08,26 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights
Members are reminded to contact our union first when subject to allegations of wrongdoing in the workplace. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Mark Moorhead said facing allegations of wrongdoing can be distressing, but our union has experience supporting members through these...
14,08,26 | Industrial advice, Union win, Workers' rights
A troubling incident where staff were recently directed by their employer to sign a broad declaration that they had not engaged in “misconduct”, with no explanation for the request, is a timely reminder to pause and think before signing any legal documents. During...
14,08,26 | Collective bargaining, Workers' rights
10 years ago, new collective agreements for Queensland Catholic schools were approved in the culmination of a 15-month campaign to secure leading teacher wages and other key bargaining claims. IEU-QNT members’ Recognise, Respect, Reward campaign held strong throughout...
10,08,26 | Equity, Industrial advice, Union win, Workers' rights
Our union has successfully secured the correction of IEU members’ pay after personal leave was incorrectly deducted by a Queensland school. The case highlighted the importance of members checking their payslips and seeking union support when something goes wrong....
04,08,26 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
Our union has welcomed the announcement of an independent review into workplace culture at Marist College Ashgrove, following ongoing reports of harassment and sexualised behaviour at the school. Prior to the announcement, our union had publicly called for an external...
04,08,26 | Union win, Workers' rights
Supermarket giant ALDI will pay $55 million to thousands of current and former staff as part of a settlement of underpayment claims pursued by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). The SDA alleged ALDI store and warehouse workers employed...
04,08,26 | Industrial advice, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
An IEU teacher member employed in a Queensland Catholic school has now received over $11,000 in backpay after our union intervened following employer delays. The member started working at the school in mid-2025 and after noticing a possible underpayment in relation to...
04,08,26 | Superannuation, Workers' rights
NGS Super, an industry super fund chosen by many IEU-QNT members, has posted a strong return of 11.5% over the past financial year for its diversified (MySuper) option. Of all “balanced” superannuation options, NGS was outranked by only one other fund option based on...
04,08,26 | Equity, Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
Sexual harassment is on the rise in Australian workplaces, according to new figures released by federal government agencies. The Fair Work Commission has received 183 complaints of sexual harassment across 2024-2025, compared to 104 in 2023-2024 and 49 in 2022-2023....
04,08,26 | Workers' rights
Australian Unions have welcomed the creation of a new Office of AI to develop a coordinated approach to the impacts of AI. The Office of AI will oversee the implementation of the proposed Australian Standards for AI, which were introduced earlier this month....
04,08,26 | Industrial advice, Union win, Workers' rights
Our union’s support of a member has resulted in their employer withdrawing a formal written warning and a deficient performance improvement plan (PIP) being discontinued after we raised concerns regarding the need for and deployment of a performance management...
28,07,26 | Workers' rights
IEU members across the country extend our heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciation to ACTU Secretary Sally McManus and ACTU President Michele O’Neil following the announcement that they will step down from their national union leadership roles. Sally and Michele have...
18,06,26 | Equity, Workers' rights
In a significant win for working families, Australia’s government-funded paid parental leave (PPL) entitlement will increase to 26 weeks on 1 July 2026. Unions have welcomed the Albanese federal government’s latest improvement to the government PPL scheme, which comes...
28,05,26 | Professional issues, Workers' rights
A recent summit hosted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Microsoft was an opportunity for the IEU to share the feedback and lived experience of members throughout Australia as they engage with artificial intelligence (AI) in education settings. IEUA...
26,05,26 | Union win, Workers' rights
Australian Unions have welcomed an important ruling from the International Court of Justice affirming the right to strike for workers worldwide and have renewed the call to reform Australia’s unbalanced protected industrial action laws. The Court published a legal...
26,05,26 | Workers' rights
The Crisafulli LNP government has stalled a previously passed bill to strengthen anti-discrimination laws, leaving implementation unlikely in the current term of parliament. The Strengthening Protections for Queensland Workers Amendment Bill, which initially passed...
07,05,26 | Workers' rights
Next Tuesday’s federal budget is an opportunity to keep education at the centre of national policy and deliver much-needed financial relief for IEU members and their families. IEUA Federal Secretary Brad Hayes said the federal government has in recent years begun to...
05,05,26 | Member action, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
Labour Day and May Day events across Queensland and the Northern Territory drew significant attendance from union members and their families. IEU members joined events in Alice Springs, Bowen, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Darwin, the Gold Coast, Ipswich, Maryborough,...
30,04,26 | Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
Our union has condemned the Queensland LNP government’s shameful plan to scrap critical protections and weaken Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation in its latest attack on the rights and conditions of the state’s workers. As part of the changes, the Crisafulli...
22,04,26 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights
Having your work performance called into question is never easy, but it is important to remember you have rights throughout the performance management process. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Mark Moorhead said a performance management process (sometimes known as a...
20,04,26 | Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
An IEU member’s WorkCover (workers’ compensation) claim for psychological injury has been accepted on review with our union’s support. WorkCover initially rejected the member’s claim, finding it arose out of “reasonable management action” which is excluded from the...
10,03,26 | Equity, Workers' rights
As part of International Women’s Day (IWD) last Sunday, 8 March, IEU members have renewed their calls to reform outdated and harmful religious discrimination exemptions that permit faith-based employers to discriminate against staff. It comes after the United Nations...
09,03,26 | Workers' rights
With heavy rainfall and flooding impacting parts of Queensland, we would like to remind members of the Emergency and Natural Disaster provisions included in their collective agreements. We hope you are not affected, but if you are then it’s important to know your...
09,03,26 | Professional issues, Teachers, Workers' rights
Last year, the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board (NSSAB) released a new guideline for education programs in non-state schools, which specialist teacher members should be aware of. The revised guideline was a recommendation arising from the Queensland Non-State...
09,03,26 | Professional issues, Workers' rights
Our union continues to monitor the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on the education landscape and advocate in the best interests of IEU members. Schools are places of innovation and creativity, and teachers are often early adopters of new and...
16,02,26 | Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
The establishment of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Institute by the federal government as part of its broader National AI Plan has been welcomed by Australian Unions for “putting workers at the centre.” The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)...
11,02,26 | Member action, Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
Our union has condemned the Crisafulli government’s shameful plan to scrap critical protections and weaken Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation in its latest attack on the rights and conditions of Queensland workers. As part of the changes, the Crisafulli...
09,02,26 | Union win, Workers' rights
Part-time teacher aides at a Gold Coast independent school were set to be forced into full-time roles – until IEU intervention stopped the move. The teacher aides, employed on a continuing part-time basis, received the news at the end of 2025 with the changes to take...
04,02,26 | Equity, Workers' rights
Content warning: the following article discusses distressing themes including stillbirth and infant loss. In November last year, an important reform passed in federal Parliament prohibiting employers from cancelling or refusing employer-funded paid parental leave if...
26,11,25 | Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
Australian workers are experiencing unacceptably high levels of burnout, stress, and overwork, according to new data from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Results from the latest Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Work Shouldn’t Hurt Survey...
10,11,25 | School support staff, Union win, Workers' rights
A member has received $6,000 in backpay after their employer recognised they had been taking on higher duties. The school officer member working in the Queensland Catholic sector had been undertaking a range of duties previously performed by a senior colleague who...
05,11,25 | Superannuation, Workers' rights
A new payday super law has passed the Senate in a win for all workers. The payday super law means employers will be required to pay superannuation at the same time as wages from 1 July 2026. Payday super has been welcomed by unions and superannuation funds alike as...
28,10,25 | Collective bargaining, Workers' rights
Federal Coalition leader Sussan Ley’s plan to overturn multi-employer bargaining laws is a risk to living standards for Australian workers. The plan marks the first industrial relations policy position announced by the federal opposition since its 2025 election...
27,10,25 | Equity, Workers' rights
Our union has condemned the Northern Territory government’s reinstatement of the right for faith-based schools to discriminate against staff and students. Changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act made three years ago by the previous NT Labor government had removed the...
27,10,25 | Industrial advice, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
Our union has secured $1,121,491 in payments and settlements for members over the past 12 months. The diligent work of the IEU industrial team in upholding members’ rights at work made all the difference across a range of key cases, including: $60,000 in a pre-court...
21,10,25 | Member action, Workers' rights
Consultation is a powerful pathway to change because when IEU members have a voice in decisions that impact their work the entire community benefits. Consultative provisions secured during negotiations for the most recent collective agreement mean Queensland Lutheran...
21,10,25 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights
At this time of year, our union unfortunately fields some member queries on how to navigate situations involving restructure and/or redundancy. A restructure or redundancy can be daunting for those involved and our union is here to support members through the process....
21,10,25 | Industrial advice, Workers' rights
The misuse of fixed-term contracts has historically been a major issue in the non-government education sector, locking teachers and school support staff into futures of uncertainty and stress. Throughout Term 4 each year, our union often fields enquiries from IEU...
17,10,25 | Equity, Workers' rights
Our union has called the passing of the Northern Territory Government’s amendments to anti-discrimination laws shameful and unjust. Branch Secretary Terry Burke said reinstating religious discrimination exemptions for faith-based schools was unnecessary and...
14,10,25 | Union win, Workers' rights
The absence of disputes regarding the right to disconnect laws, one year after they came into effect, indicates the legislation is functioning as intended and benefiting Australian workers. Analysis by the Centre for Future Work has found that since right to...
09,09,25 | Workers' rights
This week marked one year since Queensland’s Respect at Work amendments passed through parliament, yet they still await implementation due to delays by the Crisafulli government. On 10 September 2024, the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act was passed. ...
04,09,25 | Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
The federal government’s proposed ban on artificial intelligence (AI) apps used to produce explicit deepfake images has been welcomed by our union as an important step towards safer schools and workplaces. The federal government’s move comes as reports to the Office...
04,09,25 | Workers' rights
University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) plan to slash 400 jobs and freeze student intake for more than 100 courses has been condemned by education unions across Australia. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said UTS had pushed forward with the job cuts...
04,09,25 | Workers' rights
The Trump administration has stripped collective bargaining rights from approximately one million public sector workers in the United States. President Trump recently issued an executive order denying bargaining rights to workers at a swathe of government agencies...
