A survey on Australian resources employers has identified that nearly half (47 per cent) have no plans to reduce their workforces at this stage.
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Coal miner gets million-dollar payout from Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto has been ordered to pay a former coal miner more than a million dollars in damages after illegally standing him down.
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Coal miners strike against workforce casualisation
Anglo American German Creek coal miners are striking as Enterprise Bargaining Agreement negotiations fail to meet a conclusion.
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Rio Tinto fined for breaching Fair Work Act
Rio Tinto’s Hail Creek coal mine has been fined $50,000 after illegally standing down an injured miner.
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Coal workers’ pay halving may set precedent
A number of West Australian companies are following Griffin Coal’s example of dramatically slashing pay after EBAs expire.
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Rio Tinto contractor conundrum: The new normal in the Pilbara?
Rio Tinto Iron Ore's decision to use contractors for all external hires from now on will have impacts felt well beyond the pit.
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Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers’ rights
As the world moves to combat climate change, coal is becoming increasingly vilified for its greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution, and continues to fuel some of the world’s largest economies. Our series examines coal’s past, present, and increasingly uncertain future, and today we turn to its role in the development of industrial relations.
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What has happened to collective bargaining since the end of WorkChoices?
FIFO industry loses recreation leave battle
FIFO workers hopes have been quashed in court after the Fair Work Commission ruled recreation leave would not be included in termination notices.
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More miners walk off over black lung
More coal miners have walked off site, emulating workers at the Grasstree mine, following the re-emergence of black lung.
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Trade unions fire back over claims of declining membership
Australia’s key mining union has disputed recent claims by industry lobbyists that union membership is on the decline.
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Rio Tinto says “ambit claims” slow negotiations.
Extravagant claims made during EBA negotiations are affecting Australia’s competitiveness according to Rio Tinto boss Phil Edmands.
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Hunter Ampcontrol jobs to be cut: ETU
A downturn in mining activity has been blamed by the Electrical Trades Union for what it says is an imminent round of job cuts at Ampcontrol.
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Glencore coal boss says workplace relations need reform
Glencore’s Australian coal boss says workplace relation policies need to move away from conflict-driven and rights based to a system that is responsibility based.
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The contracting quandary
The perennial issue of whether a person is or should be engaged as a contractor or employee continues to baffle...
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Energy companies balk at Australia’s high-cost environment
Major energy companies including Shell and QGC are calling for industrial relations reform, claiming Australia is set to lose investment dollars to low cost nations like Canada and Mozambique.
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Workplace deregulation won’t boost productivity
The University of Melbourne's Bill Harley discusses workplace deregulation's 'meaninglessness'in policy reform.
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Gujarat miners broke and frustrated as pay still weeks away
Only half of the workers at Gujarat NRE’s coal mines are expected to go back to work after the strain of unpaid wages takes its toll on the workforce.
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Mining, oil and gas lobbies knock on Coalition’s door post-election
With the election done and dusted, and the Coalition handed victory, the mining, gas and oil industry lobbyists are getting ready to visit Canberra to talk about implementing changes to the industry.
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Strike action halts work at world’s largest copper mine
Fighting for better working conditions and improved pay, workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine have gone on strike.
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