The WA Government has hosted 10 regional skills summits across the state progressing practical actions to address workforce needs.
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Anglo American considers COVID mandate
Anglo American has advised its Australian workforce of an intention to require full COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry to all its sites, offices and camps from March 1, 2022.
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BHP to reconsult Mt Arthur workforce on vaccine
BHP has had its vaccine mandate overturned by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) at the Mt Arthur coal mine in New South Wales, with a recommendation to consult the workforce before reconsidering.
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Apprentices fight skills shortage with $716m program
Apprentices and trainees will receive further support through their second and third years of study, as the federal government announced its new Completing Apprenticeship Commencements program.
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Coal workforce must be retrained to avoid future job cuts, report says
Australia’s coal industry could lose $US25 billion ($32 billion) per year if coal mines become stranded assets in response decarbonisation targets, researchers from Imperial College Londo, Queen Mary University of London and Deloitte have found.
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HYDAC’s skills matrix facilitates meaningful training and work readiness
HYDAC offers a skills matrix, which is a form of skills assessment to help ensure hydraulic training meets learner and “work readiness” requirements.
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Mining job seekers consider move to renewables sector
Almost half of the mining industry’s workforce is considering a move to renewables, according to a recruitment report.
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BHP ramps up Australian employment in FY2020
BHP has added more than 5000 people to its workforce in the 2020 financial year.
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Sandvik to upskill staff in the wake of Industry 4.0
More than 20 Sandvik employees have signed up for a digital training course being piloted by vocational training bodies across the country.
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BHP academy receives 250 new apprentices and trainees
BHP has welcomed 250 apprentices and trainees to its academy, with the aim of developing Australia’s worker skills and new career pathways in the mining sector.
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Nearly 50% of resources employers intend to keep jobs: AMMA survey
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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BHP releases rigorous coronavirus prevention policies
BHP has continued to implement stringent measures across its operating assets to reduce the risks of the coronavirus.
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Outsourced recruitment: A proven approach to ramp up worker headcount
Adaptive Resourcing offers recruitment process outsourcing to companies in mining. It does not have to be a large contractually exhausting, expensive piece of over-complex process and procedure. Adaptive Resourcing offer miners a fast, efficient and inexpensive solution to meet the demands of a rapid increase in headcount.
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Deloitte’s 2020 Tracking the Trends – a summary
Deloitte’s 12th edition of the Tracking the Trends report explores trends for mining companies in their ongoing pursuit of productivity, financial discipline, operational excellence and sustainable growth.
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BHP to roll out autonomous trucks at QLD coal mine
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) plans to introduce autonomous haulage at the Goonyella Riverside coal mine in central Queensland next year without any forced redundancies.
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BHP to streamline workforce to deliver ‘competitive’ returns
BHP is cutting jobs and in-sourcing more of its contractor workforce as part of a global process that chief executive Andrew Mackenzie believed would deliver benefits valued in "many billions".
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Mining moves up the digital maturity curve
An era of analytics and artificial intelligence is emerging in mining, but how do companies make the most of the opportunities?
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Unlocking mining’s future talent
Diversity and technology rank highly in inspiring the next-generation of mining talent, according to a 2018 survey from AusIMM. CEO Stephen Durkin discusses the findings.
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A new kind of miner emerges
Workforces in mining have evolved significantly to reflect the industry’s digital transformation. Deloitte’s Ian Sanders updates the progress made in this area.
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BHP adds 1000 women to workforce
BHP’s workforce has grown to be more than 20 per cent female. The company increased its female representation by 2.9 per cent in the 2017 financial year, just below a 3 per cent goal.
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