A major mineral producer decided to suspend some work due to challenging conditions. BHP recently confirmed it would suspend activities at its Kambalda concentrator due to a “very tough”...
Category - Industrial Relations
Central Queensland mine employees refused to accept substandard conditions. BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has been urged to improve remuneration and protections at its operations. Rail crew workers...
A resources multinational decided it was better off stopping work altogether. Alcoa recently confirmed it would gradually wind down production at the Kwinana Alumina Refinery, because it was more...
Falling resources prices prompted employers to pause production at multiple locations. Voluntary administrators indefinitely suspended operations at Panoramic Resources’ Savannah Nickel Project...
Two outsourced employees were unlawfully removed from their posts after reporting unsafe conditions in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Kim Star and Daryl Meikle should never have been...
A mining multinational failed to defend new housing arrangements that allegedly impacted on Queensland workers. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently ruled BHP cannot remove employee rights in...
Mine employees will not need to waive their entitlements, because there were too many complaints. About 300 workers will retain perks at Whitehaven’s Blackwater (226km west of Rockhampton) and...
A revived operation expects to significantly increase outsourced worker remuneration in Queensland’s Darling Downs region. New Hope Corporation (NHC) recently predicted labour hire pay would...
Resources employees will be remunerated the same even if they work externally. Authorities recently approved new rules that prohibit mineral producers from giving different wages and entitlements to...
Resources employees faced a difficult decision in Queensland’s Central Highlands and Isaac regions. Workers were recently given seven days to accept new individual contracts with less...
A mining multinational will need to improve employee conditions before industrial action ends, industry representatives said. A total of 95 per cent of train operators recently voted to stop services...
Employees have approved lucrative incentives and multiple pay rises at a mine in Queensland’s Isaac region. Eighty six per cent of workers recently voted in favour of a new enterprise...
