Catholic independent schools bargaining

The IEU is currently negotiating with Catholic Employment Relations (CER) for new multi-enterprise agreements (MEAs) for teachers and support staff employed in Model A, Model B and Model C Catholic independent schools.

The existing Model A MEAs expired at the end of 2020 and staff have received administrative pay increases annually since then. CER’s current pay offer is:

1% from the start of the proposed new MEAs (in addition to the 2.04% already paid in 2023)

3% in 2024

3.5% in 2025, and a $1000 one-off cost of living payment for permanent and temporary staff at the start of the MEAs.

CER has also proposed the new MEAs have a nominal expiry date of 31 December 2025.