Support staff
The IEU represents non-teaching support staff in schools, colleges and other educational institutions, with the exception of those employed in early childhood services.
Support staff can include school secretaries, teachers' aides, laboratory and library assistants, canteen staff, maintenance workers and groundkeepers.
The Union has achieved regular increases for support staff comparable with those of teacher-members and has constantly sought to improve working conditions for support staff in line with improvements achieved for teachers. Occupational Health and Safety is a major priority of the union and of particular concern for support staff.
The participation of support staff within the Union is further strengthened through the School Support Staff Advisory Committee and the contribution of Support Staff Vice President Carolyn Collins as a member of the IEU Executive.
The School Support Staff Advisory Committee has seven members from a broad range of classifications and sectors including clerical employees, school assistants, boarding house staff, and grounds and maintenance staff.
Your workplace news
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Catholic systemic negotiations for an enterprise agreement - Letter to Catholic Employment Relations
The IEU has today written to Catholic Employment Relations concerning the lack of progress in the current negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.
29 Jul 2022 -
Call for expressions of interest: Syllabus Writers and Technical Advisory Group members
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is now seeking Technical Advisory Group (TAG) members and syllabus writers for a number of 11–12 syllabus projects.
28 Jul 2022 -
IEU Speaks: We won! Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is now law!
After a decade of unions campaigning for 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave, the new Labor Federal Government has passed legislation to enshrine the right of access for all workers.
28 Jul 2022 -
Edmund Rice Centre's Justice Through The Arts Program 2022: Final opportunity for Term 3!
The Edmund Rice Centre is presenting the Justice Through the Arts Schools Event Pre-Recorded Webinars Part 1 and Part 2. This is the FINAL opportunity for teachers, students and interested people, to view the Justice Through the Arts Schools Event Pre-Recorded Webinars in Term 3.
28 Jul 2022 -
Welcome back to Term 3
The IEU has emailed all members in NSW and ACT as they return for Term 3.
21 Jul 2022