Victorian Catholic education member survey: other issues!
Our articles about the survey have focused on important specific issues. But the survey also revealed many important issues that cannot be easily categorised.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Dangerous student and parent behaviour
Not all the insights offered in this survey were to do with pay and workload. Members made it clear that their safety is being compromised at work.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Principals and deputy principals
Most deputy principals and principals work significant overtime, during both term and holidays, and the majority believe their current remuneration doesn’t reflect the extra hours they work.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Education Support staff
Education Support (ES) staff have raised serious concerns about inadequate pay, increasing workloads, and a lack of recognition of their work in their responses to the survey.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Workload
The main reason cited for pay dissatisfaction (55%) by members in Victorian Catholic schools was that ‘the work is more demanding than the pay reflects’.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Pay
Victorian Catholic education staff have sent a clear message: pay must be the number one priority in the next Agreement.
IEU General Secretary on the Victorian Catholic Agreement: Pay, workload, wellbeing
While pay rises and workload alleviation remain major priorities for Victorian Catholic school staff – whose salaries now trail those in other states – a recent IEU survey reveals that staff wellbeing is just as urgent an issue.
IEU Catholic Council provides campaign pointers
On Saturday 24 May, Victorian Catholic school Reps, staff, and members of the Committee of Management gathered at union headquarters in South Melbourne to perform a crucial democratic function of the union.
The Age reports on the IEU’s right to strike
Victorian Catholic employers hoping to delay negotiations and disempower staff were delivered a sharp wake-up call on 25 May with The Age’s article, Unholy workplace row brewing in state’s Catholic schools.
IEU Victorian Catholic school survey: Education Support staff demand action
Education Support (ES) staff have raised serious concerns about inadequate pay, increasing workloads, and a lack of recognition across Catholic education settings in their responses to the survey.
Education Support Staff Salaries
The ES classification system in Victorian Catholic education is complex. Winning salary increases, stronger career pathways and better classification descriptors for ES members in the next Agreement will a big job - but it’s one of our top priorities.
Single interest rejection signals delays as usual from Victorian Catholic employers
Victorian Catholic school staff, accustomed to their employers delaying agreement negotiations, had this reaffirmed in April when the union’s proposed Single Interest Employer Agreement (SIEA) was rejected.
Victorian Catholic schools survey reveals concerns, offers insights
Over 3000 IEU members responded to our survey, confirming the urgent need for increased wages, the ongoing challenges of unsustainable workloads and the health impacts of job stress.
IEU member Jane Wenlock on the demands and delights of additional needs teaching
As the Learning Support Coordinator for Year 7 and 8 at Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale, Jane Wenlock is involved in all aspects of the life of a student with learning needs.
Killester College: A model for IEU collaboration
Killester College is a great example of how employers working collaboratively with unions can create productive, harmonious workplaces.
Why Victorian Catholic education needs a pay rise
As we prepared for the last round of negotiations for Victorian Catholic schools, our members told us that their priority was tackling the out-of-control workload burden crushing staff in schools.
Victorian Catholic Bargaining: Multi-Employer Bargaining
As we campaign and negotiate for a new Agreement covering staff employed in Victorian Catholic education, there are some key terms and issues that IEU members should be aware of.
2024 in review: Victorian Catholic schools
Schools where staff are respected and have the necessary time and energy to do their jobs perform better for students, parents, and employers than schools with overworked staff.
IEU out to make the Victorian Catholic “Workload Agreement” work
To help with school planning for 2025, the union sent out a letter to all school leaders clarifying specific elements of the Victorian Catholic Education Multi Enterprise Agreement.
Education support staff, don’t get ripped off on overtime and time in lieu
Education Support members, stay informed about your rights and entitlements for overtime and time off.