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Originally Posted by Eaturbo
I've just finished a 12 hour night shift on a coal mine. Most people that comment have never set foot on a mining lease yet seam to know everything about a miners life and income. These bloke were on mid $125k and now down to $75k approx. People also crap on about how they only work half a year. Well a Monday to Friday job with all your public holidays is only 3/4 of a year and you only work 8 hour days. In 7 days I work more hours than a person working in town for two weeks. If these companies were so broke than why are all the big bosses still getting paid millions. Seams like it always the poor worker who has to suffer first.
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I work 5/2 and still do 12 hours days....not because I want to but because thats whats required. These days most are doing the job of two/three with staff reductions.
Mining is a league of its own then it comes to bonuses and wages. The site I am at is not that bad but one I recall had a safety bonus of ~$500 p/w in the boom to make sure workers "worked" safe...seriously! That should be a given.
Everyone is doing it tough but if we want this industry, and the companies in it to keep going then we need to bend too.
I havent even had a CPI rise in the 3 years, but thats not just mining.
I think you will find alot of these changes are to weed the glut that was in the industry, they hired literally anyone. There is also a push to get people living closer to mines which isnt a bad thing either. Problem with that is there are two mines within our business that are finding it hard to fill positions because no one wants the roster thats not 7/7. Who would have guess with all the layoffs.