July 12, 2024
The Mining and Energy Union has today filed two Same Job Same Pay applications in the Fair Work Commission covering labour hire coal miners at Bengalla open cut mine in the Hunter Valley.
Two applications, covering labour hire workers employed by CoreStaff and labour hire workers employed by Skilled Workforce Solutions have been submitted.
The application covers about 150 employees working for both labour hire companies at the mine in Muswellbrook, which is owned by New Hope Group.
The pay difference between Skilled Workforce Solutions workers and permanent employees at Bengalla can sometimes be up to $40,000.
The pay difference between CoreStaff workers and permanent employees at Bengalla can sometimes be up to $50,000.
Once an order from the Fair Work Commission comes into effect it would lift pay of labour hire workers in line with the terms of the Bengalla Mine Enterprise Agreement and deliver pay rises to labour hire workers performing work on roster patters covered by the Agreement.