A high number of resources employees will be terminated if workplace changes are approved. The nation’s new “same job same pay” rules could prompt mining companies to replace...
Tag - industrial relations
Untrained workers will receive equal remuneration to professional counterparts if workplace changes are approved. The nation’s new “same job same pay” rules could effectively...
A resources producer turned itself in for undercutting employees for more than a decade. BHP recently confessed to underpaying 170,000 public holiday leave days to tens of thousands of Port Hedland...
Outsourcing mine employees might become a thing of the past if one leader has his way. Authorities recently introduced the “same job same pay” Fair Work Amendment Bill, which encourages...
A resources executive acknowledged his employer was responsible for substandard conditions. BHP accepted fault for the recent deaths of fitter Nathan Scholz and colleague Jody Byrne. Scholz, who was...
A resources advocacy refused to accept a multinational’s lucrative workplace incentives. BHP employee representatives recently rejected more than $7 million in benefits. This means 1400 BHP...
A major mineral producer received the nod to purchase five operations from a competitor. OZ Minerals Limited (OZL) shareholders recently approved BHP’s $9.6 billion takeover offer. A total of...
A major resources producer failed in its legal bid to compel labour hire employees to perform duties during national celebrations. Staff should not have to work public holidays without having the...
A body representing hundreds of proponents urged resources employees to come forward. The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) wants every mistreated mine worker to prove they were penalised for...
A mineral producer significantly restructured its workforce during normal operations. As many as 200 employees were recently retrenched across Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) mine sites. FMG described...