A mineral producer unreasonably terminated work agreements and outsourced roles, a court found. A Federal Court judge recently ruled that Peabody Energy crew members unjustly lost their jobs before...
Tag - Unfair dismissal
Resources workers are worried their employment will be terminated if they raise safety concerns. A healthy reporting culture is far from reality at mine sites. This is the disturbing finding...
Two outsourced employees were unlawfully removed from their posts after reporting unsafe conditions in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Kim Star and Daryl Meikle should never have been...
Workplace unrest continued for several days with dire consequences at a subterranean operation. Authorities are examining why hundreds of employees stayed underground for more than 96 hours. The Gold...
A resources executive was dismissed for alleged poor conduct. Rio Tinto recently terminated Ivan Vella’s employment from the mining giant. An internal investigation caught the executive...
A major fossil fuel operation refused to stop work even after running out of time. Merthyr South Wales recently resisted demands for it to stop production at its Ffos-y-Fran coal mine, 42km north of...
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...
Authorities terminated an informant who accused some resources approvals of being unlawful. Rebecca Connor was dismissed from her mining titles operations manager job, after complaining about the New...
A remote employee claims he was elevated to a managerial role and unfairly dismissed for relocating. Karl Boobyer wants almost $600,000 in compensation after Santos allegedly promoted him to...
Multiple leaders were harshly, unjustly or unreasonably fired from a resources infrastructure company, a watchdog found. The Fair Work Commission recently ruled six shift managers were unfairly...
