The Independent Education Union is calling for urgent regulatory investigations into Redeemer Baptist School's workforce arrangements
Australia's peak union for non-government school staff is demanding immediate regulatory investigations into Redeemer Baptist School in North Parramatta, New South Wales, after a weekend of revelations that the school's entire workforce operates without wages – classifying all teachers and support staff as church volunteers.
The Independent Education Union of Australia New South Wales/ACT Branch (IEU) issued a public statement today (22 June) calling on the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), the Office of the Children's Guardian, and the Fair Work Ombudsman to investigate the school's employment arrangements.
"Allegations include that the school is not paying its staff and that teachers are 'volunteers' not employees," the IEU said in its statement, adding that additional allegations raised "serious child protection concerns."
The IEU's intervention follows a joint investigation published by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, which revealed that Redeemer Baptist School had received approximately $106.7 million in combined government grants and parent fees between 2015 and 2024, according to financial records examined by Clinton Free, Professor of Accounting at the University of Sydney in New South Wales – while reporting zero salary expenses across that entire period.
Professor Free described the...
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