The Victorian mining industry had an economic output of $1 billion in 2020-21, sustaining more than 4700 full-time jobs, according to a report commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
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Industry sentiment swells in 2022, survey says
A leading recruitment agency for the mining industry has found the sentiment towards mining’s prospects in 2022 is largely positive, with salaries also expected to improve.
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ABS shows jobs and earnings ride COVID turbulence
Employment and wages have shown promising signs in the mining industry, with a return to record total full-time earnings, according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report for May 2021.
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Perenti flags salary pressures in Australian market
Perenti managing director and chief executive officer Mark Norwell has declared that the demand for Australian labour workers is putting pressure on company costs due to increased wages.
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Idemitsu rejects claim over Boggabri FIFO arrangement
Boggabri Coal majority owner, Idemitsu Australia Resources, has denied the CFMMEU’s claim that it has proposed fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) arrangements for employees of the New South Wales site.
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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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Coal miners lose Griffin pay dispute
After months of ongoing industrial action Griffin Coal maintenance workers have lost their pay dispute.
The dispute
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Coal ship owners ‘vanished’ while unpaid crew left without supplies
The Australian Council of Mission to Seafarers has committed up to $10,000 after the Australian Marine Safety Authority found a coal ship's crew weren't paid wages in more than two months and its food supplies were dangerously low.
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Griffin coal workers’ pay halving halted
The decision to almost halve Griffin Coal’s maintenance workers’ pay has been put on hold following rallies.
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Pay nearly halved for Griffin coal miners
A decision supported by the Fair Work Commission to slash Griffin Coal’s Collie miners pay by 43 per cent has been slammed by unions.
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FIFO retrenchment practices under scrutiny by FWC
The Electrical Trades Union has launched a million dollar industrial dispute against Kentz Australia over practices said to avoid paying redundant FIFO workers their final week of employment.
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Workers pay to be cut at Hail Creek coal mine
Contractors are facing a pay cut at Rio Tinto’s Hail Creek coal mine as the industry continues to face a downturn.
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What do miners actually earn?
During the boom miners wages soared to massive heights and even those at the bottom end of the mine raked it in, but now the boom is well and truly gone, how have wages fared?
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Mining jobs remain tight with lower salaries ahead
The latest Hays Salary Survey has highlighted the dearth of jobs in mining, with flat wages ahead
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Small improvement for geologist employment
Despite a small amount of improvement in their employment prospects, geoscientists continue to struggle against the exploration downturn.
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Women in mining not getting a fair go, wages 27 per cent lower
Female mining professionals are being paid 27 per cent less than their male counterparts.
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Miners working for less money
According to new research, Australian mining workers have taken a pay cut of 20 per cent in the past two years.
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Mining wages flat-line
Falling commodity prices has seen mining wage growth come to a near stand-still, with the industry posting its smallest ever quarterly wage increase.
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Australia’s mining wages too high
Mitsui’s Australian chief said mining wages in the country are too high and do not match productivity levels.
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Australian Mining 2014: Salaries in focus
As jobs losses rise throughout the industry, Australian Mining pulls apart the actual state of employment, and wages, in mining.
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