BHP pay ruling leaves ‘very wide grey zone' for contractors
The Fair Work Commission ruled on Monday that BHP's in-house labour subsidiary Operation Services was not an exempt service contractor as claimed and its 2200 workers across three Queensland mines must be paid the same as direct hires, at an estimated cost of $66 million.
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Labor dumps tradition to knock Coalition MPs from key parliamentary posts
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Labor dumps tradition to knock Coalition MPs from key parliamentary posts
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