High-fee private schools taken to Fair Work Commission over teacher cuts

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published April 15, 2020

The Independent Education Union (IEU) will today appear at the Fair Work Commission in a dispute with Ballarat Clarendon College over the school’s decision to stand down staff.

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