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.
2024 in review: CRT rates lifted
Casual Relief Teachers in Victorian Catholic schools continue to see increases to their daily rate of pay thanks to new provisions linking pay to the Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review.
The IEU on the Victorian Catholic Agreement a year on
It was a huge challenge to overturn decades of work intensification, but many IEU members say the Catholic Education Multi Employer Agreement is a ‘gamechanger’.
Insecure work in Catholic schools
There is still an unacceptably high level of Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) use in our schools. Often, a simple conversation is all that is required to get illegitimate fixed-term contracts converted to ongoing contracts.
From Sky News: Teachers pushing for more leave
More than 25,000 Catholic school teachers in Victoria have demanded a push for more leave, smaller classes and less teaching time.
From The Age: Catholic teachers call for better deal
The IEU says the reduction in employers in the Catholic school system ought to give teachers and staff the ability to bargain collectively and take protected industrial action in the event of a dispute - a right previously denied them.