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...
04,09,25 | Union win, Workers' rights
It pays to check as one IEU member recently discovered after a conversation with their organiser led to a reclassification and $11,000 in backpay. After speaking with their IEU Organiser, a teacher member in the Queensland Catholic sector realised an incorrect...
12,08,25 | Workers' rights
A new Productivity Commission report has rejected the need for economy-wide regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), effectively selling out Australian workers and their industries. he Productivity Commission report suggests relaxing copyright protections,...
12,08,25 | Union win, Workers' rights
An IEU member received $8,000 in backpay after our union prevailed in a classification dispute in the magistrate’s court. The member was employed as a casual teacher during term-time at a special assistance school when they later realised they had been appointed at...
12,08,25 | Workers' rights
A member has avoided an employer’s attempt to schedule an unpaid induction day following support from our union’s industrial team. The member was moving between employers in the non-government sector when their new employer told them that a day of unpaid induction,...
29,07,25 | Workers' rights
Young workers are being exploited by employers at alarming rates, according to a new study from the University of Melbourne. A survey of 2,814 young workers underpinned the study, finding that one-third were paid $15 an hour or less – far below the minimum wage....
29,07,25 | Workers' rights
A Bill to protect penalty rates for 2.6 million award-reliant workers has been introduced in parliament by the federal government. he proposed legislation introduced by the Albanese federal government would prevent penalty and overtime rates from being varied or...
18,06,25 | Equity, Workers' rights
Our union has condemned the Northern Territory (NT) government’s plans to restore the right of faith-based schools to discriminate against staff and students. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the current NT CLP government’s decision to reinstate the religious...
03,06,25 | Workers' rights
More than 260 higher education jobs will be cut as part of a proposed restructure at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said the move will force just under 20% of the university’s workforce out of work. ...
13,05,25 | Collective bargaining, Workers' rights
Burger chain Grill’d has had its undercooked 1% pay offer thrown out by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). Following a challenge by unions in the sector, the commission agreed the proposed collective agreement was poorly explained and painted a “rosy picture” of wage...
