IEU will prosecute the misuse of fixed-term contracts
Unfortunately it appears some staff are being unlawfully denied ongoing employment. Employers who deny employees their deserved status risk very significant penalties.
IEU records legal win over school’s ‘unconscionable conduct’ during lockdowns
The IEU has recorded an emphatic legal win for a member at Peninsula Grammar by forcing the school to honour its fee discount for staff with children at the school.
Independent schools: bargaining round-up
Workload reductions are key claims within EBA negotiations, as the IEU and many hard-working bargaining reps strive to achieve the best outcomes for members.
Reps help nurture a rich learning culture
At the Fahan School, IEU Reps Tania Gath and Melanie East say the school’s pioneers created a harmonious community which continues to instil a deep love of learning in each student.
Woodleigh College staff triumph in pay fight
Staff at Woodleigh College won a resounding, long-overdue victory in October, when they reached agreement on their four-year long battle for pay rises.
IEU members at Woodleigh College vote for protected action
IEU members at Woodleigh College overwhelmingly support protected action to push for a long overdue pay deal.
Teachers at private school threaten industrial action as long-running pay dispute worsens - From The Age
Staff at a private school threaten to take rarely seen industrial action to resolve a pay dispute that has festered for more than four years.
Getting Organised!
The IEU has employed an organiser part-time to help us visit English Language Colleges, recruit new members and create networks to build our capacity to improve wages and entitlements in ELICOS.
ELICOS Teachers Fired Up
A large group of ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) teachers from 13 different English Language Colleges joined reps at Victorian Council on 10 August.
ELICOS Teachers Doing The Hard Yards
Every year about 1.3 million people travel to an English-speaking country to learn English and the global industry is worth over 12 billion dollars. Australia is ranked third as a destination, with its share of the market estimated at 15%. Victoria has a 32% share of Australia’s international student enrolments. For those English language teachers working in the sector however, the industry is a tough one.
Significant Vote At Kaplan
At Kaplan International English, where we have been in negotiations for the last 6 months, IEU delegates will be recommending that teachers vote up the latest version of our Enterprise Agreement.
KAPLAN Collaboration
Following a refusal to commence negotiations on an EBA by their employer, IEU members at Kaplan International English School Melbourne have begun the process of putting together a petition in support of an application by the Union for a Majority Support Determination at the Fair Work Commission.