Labor hire firm WorkPac loses 'Rossato' Federal Court case it wanted overturn landmark 'Skene' case in coalmining employment war

Ian Kirkwood
May 21 2020 - 5:00am
SHAKEUP: After a decade of complaints about coal companies having two on-site workforces - one permanently employed and the other, doing the same work, but on far less money and employed through labour hire firms, the tide appears to be turning against the coal companies, thanks in part to court cases like the WorkPac v Rossato case handed down, against the company, on Wednesday.
SHAKEUP: After a decade of complaints about coal companies having two on-site workforces - one permanently employed and the other, doing the same work, but on far less money and employed through labour hire firms, the tide appears to be turning against the coal companies, thanks in part to court cases like the WorkPac v Rossato case handed down, against the company, on Wednesday.

THE widespread use of "permanent casuals" in the coal industry as a cost saving measure has been dealt a major blow with a full bench Federal Court decision going against the labour hire firm that brought the case.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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