Labor must end discrimination in faith-based schools
Federal law currently allows religious schools to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy, relationship status, or sexual identity or orientation.
Know Your Rights: Your entitlements as a worker and union member
As a worker, you have rights and protections enshrined in law, and as a union member, you have access to representation, expert legal support, workplace rights information, and advocacy.
Know Your Rights: Understanding holiday pay
We originally published this Know Your Rights column back in 2021. It has been a well-read piece in the years since so we’ve updated it and republished it to reflect current information.
The IEU Industrial team advises you on: redundancies
If your school is proposing redundancies, you should contact the IEU for advice and support. We’ve created a comprehensive checklist to guide you through the process.
Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA helps Timor Leste farmers with education and power
Since 2016, Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA has partnered with local organisations in Timor-Leste to strengthen farmers’ groups, helping rural communities gain access to land, learn sustainable farming practices, and build collective power.
AI in Education: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
The latest edition of TLN’s practitioner journal offers the input of teachers, leaders and researchers to the debate about AI in education, writes Louisa Callanan.
IEU pushes for the law to address workplace surveillance concerns
The IEU Victoria Tasmania has made a submission to the Victorian Parliament inquiry into workplace surveillance, pointing out that students are a unique source of privacy breaches for employees working in schools.
IEU on the great smartphone ban in schools debate
Will Catholic and independent schools join the government sector in banning smartphone usage by students at school?
Gary Warren’s smartphone fact sheet for schools
Teacher, IEU member and writer Gary Warren says “too many of our students are addicted to their devices and can’t self-regulate”.
How to avoid an end of year party disaster
Employees can gather and have fun at the end of the working year without endangering their jobs by heeding a few simple guidelines.
Workplace surveillance - technology, privacy and the law
The Victorian Parliament’s inquiry into workplace surveillance is examining “the extent to which employers collect, share, store, sell, disclose and dispose of surveillance data, the role of artificial intelligence, and whether there should be dedicated State workplace surveillance laws”.
The IEU explains: What is industrial action in 2024?
IEU Secretary General David Brear explains what the union must do when negotiations stall on a new Agreement.
The IEU says: Don’t be duped by policy documents
Next time you are bargaining, do not let your employer use policy documents as a cop out.
Could right to disconnect laws change our relationship to work?
Of the raft of workplace improvements that came into law on 26 August 2024, the right to disconnect is attracting the most attention.