McKell Institute report exposes continued 30 per cent wage gap between labour-hire and direct coalmine employment

Ian Kirkwood
May 2 2022 - 4:30am

LABOUR-HIRE "wage-cutting" is stripping $250 million a year out of the Paterson and Hunter electorates, a new report commissioned by the Mining and Energy Union has found.

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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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