Strengthening Safety in Schools: The Role of the Positive Duty Under the Sex Discrimination Act
Recent amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act have introduced a 'positive duty' for employers, providing the IEU and its members with a new legal framework to tackle gendered harassment.
Dealing with family and domestic violence in the workplace
Family violence does not stay at home, but it comes to work, whether with victim survivors or perpetrators of violence.
Gender-based violence in schools – the facts
Violence against women can take many forms. We must all know how to recognise it in the workplace.
Workcover gutted, leaving education workers high and dry.
The IEU joins the Victorian union movement in condemning recent changes to the WorkCover scheme which drastically reduce support for those suffering psychological injury at work.
From The Point: Health and Safety Reps – more powerful than you think
If your workplace doesn’t have a HSR, you’re without a crucial voice for safety.
From The Point: Neurodivergent educators are a resource, not a burden
One in five people have a brain that works differently from the average or “neurotypical” person. Do we know the challenges they face? What they find difficult? Do we know how their ways of looking at things are unique and useful?
From The Point: Benefits of neurodiverse teachers
Leaders should consider the numerous strengths that can exist alongside and outweigh the challenges of neurodiversity.
From The Point: Minimising work-related violence in schools
There is an urgent need to change outdated attitudes to occupational health and safety in education.
Coping with racial violence or aggression in your workplace
The Victorian Trades Hall Council has issued an invaluable guide for those who experience racial violence or aggression at work.
IEU Awards 2023: Richard Linton, Parade College
Richard has been commended for his courage and compassion in calling out gendered violence.
Online safety for educators
Yes, we should all change passwords frequently, but what else can keep us safe on the internet?
Are we going backwards on worker safety?
Where’s the progress when the government that introduced workplace manslaughter law wants to make it harder for workers afflicted with psychological injury at work?
Teacher shortage hurting principal wellbeing
Principals are grappling with “the highest rates of burnout, sleeping troubles, stress, and depression in a decade”.
Work-related gendered violence is an OHS issue
The concept of workplace safety has evolved - it’s now about more than just physical ailments.
What should a staff member do if they are a victim of violence or witness a violent incident?
How to deal with a violent incident during and after the event.
Violence against staff in schools: it’s never OK
It’s time for violence in schools to be recognised as an Occupational health and Safety issue.
Work Shouldn’t Hurt survey – help improve safety in the workplace
The ACTU Centre for Health and Safety has extended its annual OH&S survey until 11 October. Have your say and help improve Australian workplace safety.
Mind Your Head – and identify mental health risks in your workplace
The Mind Your Head campaign gives workplaces the resources they need to identify and address workplace mental health hazards.
Teachers, unions demand safe schools
The start of the 2022 school year must be planned and cautious and education workers must be properly resourced, properly protected and properly consulted to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
From The Age: Teachers fight easing of isolation rules for close contacts
Teachers’ unions are pushing back against plans to allow school staff who have been in close contact with a COVID case to keep working on-site, warning the looming change will increase the risk of coronavirus spreading.