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Over 500 people descended on Longford, Victoria outside the Esso gas plant to mark one year since the company and their contractor UGL sacked 230 maintenance workers after they refused 30-40% pay...

New Hope forces substandard agreement to a vote

New Hope has taken steps to stop negotiations and push a sub-standard Enterprise Agreement out to a vote of its workers. The Agreement would result in inequality in pay and conditions at their West...

Australians banned by oil giant Exxon at US AGM

Sacked workers from Exxon’s oil and gas facilities in Victoria were banned from speaking about their plight at the company’s global shareholders’ meeting in Dallas, Texas Wednesday night Australian...

Canadian study examines the reasons behind why why not people admit to mental health problems in the workplace

FIFO WORKERS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS “ALARMING”

More than 1 in 4 (28%) FIFO workers are experiencing high to very high psychological distress according to newly published research by Rural & Remote Mental Health in conjunction with Edith Cowan...

Mining company fined for worker’s death

A mining company in New Zealand has been sentenced following the death of a worker in July 2016. The company’s representatives arrived in Tauranga District Court for sentencing in March and a...

Working in heat: Not just an outdoor problem

It may be cooling down outside, but workers subject to hot conditions are still at risk in an indoor environment. Hospitality workers in kitchens, factory workers who use hot machinery, and...