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In early 2022 the new WA Work Health and Safety Act will come into effect for workplaces within Western Australia. This will lead to changes in the functions of safety representatives and terminology on the legislation will change. It is important to be aware that at present the OSH Act is still operating. Language will change with the change in legislation and this article will reflect the new terminology.

The SSTUWA is pleased that members will now be able to access COVID-19 leave immediately if needed, with the requirement to first exhaust other forms of leave now being lifted.

The Australian Trade Union Institute late last year hosted a pre-recorded address by 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame as a special online event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Six in 10 large Australian employers made no progress in closing the gender pay gap over the year to March 2021, with 85 per cent paying men more on average than women, according to the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s Gender Equality Scorecard.

The 2022 Report on Government Services (ROGS) released by the Productivity Commission shows the extent of the Morrison Government’s failure to fairly and adequately resource public education.

An urgent investment in public school funding is required now more than ever to ensure students are not educationally disadvantaged as a result of COVID-19, the AEU has recommended in their pre-budget submission.

The Australian Education Union has welcomed Federal Labor’s commitments to invest in education during the COVID-19 recovery, with new targeted funding for public schools

We (have passed) the nation’s annual ritual of celebrating the arrivals, while not formally recognising the ancient peoples who were dispossessed.

Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time, which is why it is also a central theme in education.

Armand Doucet is a Canadian award winning educator, leader, speaker and author on perspective, innovation and bridging gaps in the classroom and field of education.

International Women’s Day (IWD) will be marked on 8 March, with people globally being asked to take up the challenge of breaking the gender bias.

A new school year is well underway and 2022 has started like no other.

Exmouth District High School branch delegate Heather Gerrard has sent this message to the union, fellow members and to all public educators across WA. We agree with Heather’s sentiments and it reiterates why we do what we do for our members and public education in this state.

The management of COVID-19 with the ever-changing advice and the daily impact on schools and TAFEs threatens to overwhelm every other aspect of our working days.