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 obliged to respond to non-urgent correspondence from their employer, parents or students in the evenings or on weekends.
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Our union has welcomed the federal government’s action to strengthen protections against the non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit material, including AI-generated deepfakes, following an increase in image-based abuse targeting school staff and students.
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.