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...
Tag - industrial relations
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...
Employers who underpay or deny wages and entitlements will face greater scrutiny as part of a new regulatory crackdown. The Western Australian Government will make it harder for companies to commit...
An industry body has questioned an Asia-headquartered proponent’s move to prevent workers from performing their duties at a coal mine due to continuing industrial action over wages. The...
After months of negotiations a mining services company has finally secured a lifesaving pay rise for a precious metal project in Western Australia’s Midwest region. Macmahon Holdings has...
An industry employer group is standing up for mine workers who are worried about job security at large resource developments. Australian Resources and Energy Group (AMMA) is urging Federal Attorney...
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...
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 former director is taking a precious metal resource company, which he helped found, to court over entitlements he believes are owing. Allan Kelly is suing Riversgold for $121,000 he claims should...
A new bill proposing to prevent unions from striking before adequate mediation has occurred and stopping ‘manifestly excessive’ demands during enterprise bargaining negotiations was introduced into...
