Every resources employee should have their health and wellbeing prioritised, an advocate said. The Queensland Government urged every mining company to put work safety first. “Safety is my...
Category - MANAGING MINING RISKS
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...
A resources multinational is willing to let employees do fewer hours as well as begin and finish work sooner. BHP recently offered the option to decrease work hours at its Newman mine. Truck...
A mining multinational and major mineral producer recently finished transferring ownership of two Central Queensland operations. BHP recently confirmed it had finished selling its Blackwater (226km...
Hundreds of resources workers could leave their jobs to avoid relocating to a nearby town. Mining mogul Chris Wallin fears up to 800 staff members could jump ship at QCoal’s Byerwen Coal Mine...
A mineral operation agreed to lift salaries, give lucrative incentives, and improve penalty rates and leave pay. Employees recently voted up a much better enterprise agreement at SIMEC Mining’s...
An economically efficient mineral producer might need to dramatically lift remuneration at one of its operations. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) is considering a Same Job Same Pay application for...
A mining giant made further cuts to its workforce after discovering one in two mineral operations were unprofitable. BHP recently confirmed it recently axed several construction roles at its $1...
A resources multinational stood down a large number of people at its recently acquired mine. BHP confirmed it has asked about 25 per cent of workers to stop performing duties and go on unpaid leave...
Dangerous weather caused destruction to a major resources operation. Tropical Cyclone Megan recently impacted on South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) mine. The category-four system...
A mining boss will receive a major pay rise for performing higher duties. Doug Warden will be paid an extra $240,000 a year for acting as Core Lithium’s chief executive officer (CEO). The...
A resources operation may have to significantly increase wages in Queensland’s Banana Shire. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently received one of the first Same Job Same Pay applications to...
