Good samaritans will foot bills immediately arising from two fly-in fly-out employee fatalities in northwest Queensland. Barminco workers recently fundraised $37,225 out of their original $20,000...
Category - Miners Are People Too
Tributes are flowing across Australia after two remote mine workers were declared deceased in northwest Queensland. MMG recently confirmed Barminco fly-in fly-out (FIFO) employees Dylan Langridge and...
A mine worker who was fatally struck by a large locomotive will be fondly remembered. Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the tragic loss of Jody Byrne who died on 7 February 2023, shortly after a...
A remote employee who died on the job was remembered as both a diligent and loyal team member. The late Terry Hogan was recently mourned almost two months after the fly-in fly-out worker died from a...
Central Queensland resources employees will choose whether to temporarily postpone duties for more long-term employment. Coal workers from four BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) mine sites will decide...
A multinational mining company will give workplace catastrophe victims extra time off duties. Anglo American recently promised to grant “critical incident leave” to employees impacted by...
A multinational resources company unfairly dismissed mine employees to outsource their roles, an industrial relations tribunal found. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently ruled Peabody Energy...
A multinational employer will better remunerate offshore workers who were locked out until they accept negotiated pay and conditions. Shell Group recently agreed to improve employment conditions...
Workers left their posts before shifts were due to end in hopes of better remuneration. Employees recently stopped work early and asked for a wage increase at South 32’s Appin Coal Mine, about...
A mining executive is widely expected to splash more cash on luxury automobiles after selling two minority stakes. Matt Latimore recently sold shares in two coal producers worth a combined $54.3...
Retrenched coal workers won a lawsuit over entitlements worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Federal Court of Australia recently awarded former employees unpaid entitlements from their time at...
A veteran mine worker completed more than four decades of service in Queensland’s Isaac region. Nick Pearce recently retired after spending 42 years working for BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s...
