School staff - COVID-19 News

School staff COVID-19 news

• Union WIN: Dioceses agree to payment of 2.5% salary increase and back payment

  The IEU has received confirmation from the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) of all 11 dioceses’ willingness to pay the 2.5% salary increase for principals, teachers and support staff in NSW and ACT Catholic systemic schools, due since 1 January 2020.

  8 Jul 2020

• Give us a break - don't cut our pay

  News of the NSW Government’s imposition of a “pay freeze” has been met with dismay by IEU members.

  29 May 2020

• Extension granted for Experienced Teacher accreditation

  As a result of COVID-19 disruptions, ISTAA has extended the submission date for Band 2 - 3 portfolios.

  25 May 2020

• ACT Catholic systemic schools EA Update: Pay rise due

  A pay rise was due for teachers in NSW and for support staff and principals in both NSW and the ACT in January 2020. For teachers in the ACT a pay rise will be due from July 2020. Additional pay increases will also occur in 2021 under the enterprise agreement applying to teachers in ACT government schools and under awards applying to employees in NSW government schools.

  21 May 2020

• NSW Catholic systemic schools EA update: Pay rise overdue

  A pay rise was due for teachers, support staff and principals in NSW Catholic schools in January 2020. A pay increase is necessary to re-establish pay parity with the existing wages paid in NSW government schools. Additional pay increases will also occur in 2021 under awards applying to employees in NSW government schools.

  21 May 2020

• Stronger work health and safety measures are required ahead of return to work

  The ACTU has renewed calls for stronger workplace health and safety laws to be put in place before the mass return to work after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

  6 May 2020

• Taking the temperature – IEU workplace checkup survey

  More than 2300 members have already filled out the IEU survey on COVID-19 work health and safety compliance in their workplace. Please take the opportunity to fill out the survey and help the union get a comprehensive understanding of the situation in your school or centre.

  6 May 2020

• Return to school - information for members

  With the increasing return of students back to school, the IEU believes that work health and safety requirements must be in place for students and staff at all schools. Please fill out our survey about work health and safety measures in place in school, so the IEU can get a picture of whether our members are safe, and act to rectify any issues.

  6 May 2020

• Why the coronavirus is a crisis for women

  Women comprise more than 76% of IEU membership and more than 70% of workers in the health and care sectors globally. This is an article from the latest edition of Newsmonth, making its way to members now, and available for immediate reading online.

  4 May 2020

• Privacy at work and COVID-19

  The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting a range of privacy challenges at work. Health information about a worker can be particularly sensitive and must be handled appropriately by employers. However, privacy laws do not prohibit the collection, use and disclosure of health information to the extent that it is necessary to prevent and manage COVID-19 risks at work.

  30 Apr 2020