Work safety in the industry will not improve significantly unless mine operators take responsibility for the safety of their workplaces, an industry leader has warned. Construction, Forestry...
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Two years after a new contracting company took over at a Central New South Wales coal mine employees are still worried about their future. About 350 workers recently walked off the job for 48 hours...
A global resources company is accused of setting up an in house labour hire subsidiary to pay mine workers much less than their permanently employed colleagues. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime...
One of the largest private sector coal companies in the world has been ordered to make about $3 million in back payments to mine workers in Central Queensland. Fair Work Australia (FWA) has ruled...
A growing number of casual mining staff have joined a major legal action to recover entitlements allegedly owed from the past six years. About 600 members of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime...
A foreign proponent plans to hire contract workers directly for less and the move sparked days of industrial action on August 27 and 28. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union...
An industry group is asking coal producers to do their bit to tackle high dust levels caused by a lack of control measures in Central Queensland. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and...
Authorities could save half of a Darling Downs mine’s entire workforce from losing jobs by saying two words, an industry body has said. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy...
Authorities think it will take several days before the lifeless body of a mine worker will finally be removed from large amounts of rock and soil that buried him when a wall collapsed on August 24...
All mine workers should be encouraged to stop work and go home regardless of their employment status for a statewide safety “reset” proposed by an industry group. The Construction...
