Mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar will cut 200 jobs from its Burnie plant in Tasmania’s north-west.
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Mining unemployment slides
Unemployment among minerals industry professionals has skyrocketed; new research shows figures have moved from nearly 2 per cent to more than one in ten.
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Mining looking good despite employment dip
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data saying the mining sector’s prospects look positive despite a 2 per cent drop in employment.
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200 jobs to go at two Hastings Deering sites
Mining equipment company Hastings Deering is cutting 200 jobs across its Rockhampton and Mackay sites, blaming the slowdown in the resources sector.
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SA Premier promises $27m for job growth
SA Premier Jay Weatherill has announced that Thursday’s budget will offer an extra $27 million over two years for the state’s Skills for all program.
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Indigenous employment on the Minerals Council agenda
The Minerals Council of NSW and the NSW government have signed an agreement to boost jobs for Aborigines.
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Busting the job myth on mining
For almost ten years, there have been stories of people getting jobs at the mines and making quick bucks – all with no experience.
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Upskilling indigenous workers for resources sector
Energy Skills Queensland has initiated targeted training programs for the indigenous community to work in the booming resources and energy sector.
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Graduates feeling brunt of mining slowdown
Staff turnover at mining companies has fallen nearly 5 per cent over the last six months to 14.8 per cent per annum, according to figures from Mackie Employer Solutions.
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Mining council blasts government plan to save manufacturing jobs
The local content part of federal government’s plan to assist manufacturers is “cumbersome”, a threat to commercial confidentiality and could actually destroy jobs, according to the Minerals Council of Australia.
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Caterpillar to slash jobs in South Milwaukee
Caterpillar will make 250-300 positions redundant at its manufacturing plant in South Milwaukee.
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Gender pay gap in mining
McCrindle research has shown the mining sector in Australia has the second largest pay gap between males and females.
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Roadshow to showcase mining jobs for indigenous Australians
Today’s Gidarjil Roadshow in Bundaberg promise to be a good opportunity for local indigenous people to learn about employment in the state’s booming energy sector.
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Mining now Tasmania’s major employer
Following two years of significant growth, mining now earns about $1.7 billion, a figure which equates to over half the state’s exports.
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Mining creating fewer jobs than transport
There are currently 110,500 people employed directly in WA's mining industry. This is an increase of 1400 over the previous three months.
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28 jobs cut at Sandvik Hunter Valley Site
Sandvik Mining has confirmed that 28 workers at its Hunter Valley Site at Heatherbrae have been made redundant.
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