25,02,21 | Equity, Member benefits, Workers' rights
When you return to work after parental leave, you are entitled to return to the position you held immediately before you went on leave. If the position you held no longer exists, you are entitled to return to a comparable position that is commensurate with your skills...
12,02,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Workers' rights
IEU members are calling on Queensland crossbench senators Pauline Hanson and Malcom Roberts to help stop the federal government’s plan to weaken important worker protections and allow employers to cut pay and conditions below the minimum award safety net. IEU...
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...
03,02,21 | Workers' rights
Have you seen the media chatter about the federal government’s IR “Omnibus Bill”? Here’s a quick rundown of the Bill and what it would mean for workers 👇 What’s the Omnibus Bill? The Omnibus Bill is legislation to change some of...
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...
09,12,20 | Workers' rights
An omnibus industrial relations (IR) Bill proposed by the Morrison government will allow employers to cut wages and conditions. The Bill, to be introduced in parliament today, will allow the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to approve agreements that do not meet the better...
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...