Resources workers must be offered extra paid time off if they are unable to perform duties due to a deadly disease, industry bodies have said. The Australian Workers Union (AWU) and Construction...
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A multinational resources company rejected new research that accuses the business of underpaying mine workers through outsourcing work. BHP has questioned the credibility of the McKell...
Outsourcing resources employees caused hundreds of millions of dollars of lost economic opportunities in the past year, a new study has found. The McKell Institute has confirmed Australia would be up...
Casual mine workers should receive an income even if they are unable to work due to COVID-19, an industry peak body has said. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) wants the Federal...
The resources sector needs to be more inclusive of female remote mine employees, an industry body has revealed. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has found female...
An iron ore company wants employees to state if they plan to travel abroad and stay away from the work site if they visited countries suffering from a deadly Asian virus epidemic. Fortescue Metals...
A multinational resources company has warned soaring power costs might force it to close multiple metal refineries, causing thousands of job losses. Rio Tinto is holding talks with state governments...
One of the nation’s highest yielding offshore precious metal operations has changed hands and there are ambitious plans to bring the operation back to life. NQ Minerals has agreed to pay $2...
A multinational mining company should join a wave of big businesses that have come clean about wage theft, a former coal mine worker has said. Malcolm Roberts (pictured right) has urged BHP to follow...
Companies that incorrectly remunerate workers could face tougher penalties and be forced to name and shame themselves, if new laws are passed. The Federal Government wants employers, which are found...
Federal authorities have agreed to operate and maintain an embattled offshore oil and gas development until it is sold. Incoming Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt has confirmed the Commonwealth...
A disenchanted son of a well known mining entrepreneur is suing the estate of his dead siblings because he was allegedly misled about the value of the family business before selling his part of it...
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