No guarantees on coalition 457 changes
Thursday, 15 August, 2013 - 13:40
The coalition has refused to commit to reducing application fees for 457 visa workers if elected to government, despite flagging plans to make the scheme more “user-friendly”.
Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (formerly Australian Mines and Metals Association) is Australia's national resource industry employer group, a unified voice driving effective workforce outcomes.
Having actively served resource employers since 1918, AREEEA's vast membership covers employers in every allied sector of this diverse and rapidly evolving industry. Its members include companies directly and indirectly employing more than half a million working Australians in mining, hydrocarbons, maritime, exploration, energy, transport, construction, smelting and refining, as well as suppliers to these industries.
The organisation rebranded from Australian Mines and Metals Association to Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association in May 2022.
Rank | Company | # | |
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2nd | - | Mapien | 2 |
4th | - | Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association | 7 |
6th | - | Integrated Managed Services | 3 |
7th | Employment Services & Solutions Australia | 2 |
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2nd | Integrated Managed Services | 48 | |
3rd | Mapien | 20 | |
4th | Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association | 14 | |
5th | Employment Services & Solutions Australia | 3 | |
6th | Cooper Piesse & Associates | 2 |
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The coalition has refused to commit to reducing application fees for 457 visa workers if elected to government, despite flagging plans to make the scheme more “user-friendly”.
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Labor leader Bill Shorten has named his opposition ministry, with WA MPs Gary Gray and Melissa Parke awarded the resources and assistant health portfolios respectively.
Industry groups have welcomed the federal government's announcement of an independent review into the 457 visa scheme.
The Abbott government has moved to repeal legislation that would effectively extend Australia's migration zone to ensure workers on offshore oil and gas projects obtain visas.
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Resources sector employer representatives have claimed a victory for the offshore industry in a decision by the Federal Court to reject a challenge by two maritime unions to the Commonwealth’s offshore skilled migration visa arrangements.
The Maritime Union of Australia has started its five-day strike at Mermaid Marine Australia’s Dampier Supply Base today, a decision the Australian Mines and Metals Association has labelled “irresponsible and misguided”.
Tugboat deckhands at Australia's main iron ore port have agreed to a new wage deal after more than a year of negotiations.
The federal government’s Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption has recommended criminal charges against a number of officials from the CFMEU and Health Services Union, while the government has also released terms of reference for a review of the country’s workplace relations framework.
Industry groups are at the vanguard of a renewed push for workplace reform following Productivity Commission issues papers released as part of a broad review of the labour market.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association is calling on the federal government to fix uncertainty in the offshore oil and gas sector after the Federal Court reversed an earlier decision to allow changes to foreign worker visas.
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The national resource industry employer group is calling for urgent workplace reform after a report by the federal government revised down the forecast value of Australia’s exports by $113 billion in 2016-19.
The head of Shell’s Perth-based communications and government relations team has been named the next chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that fly-in, fly-out workers should not receive extra pay if demobilised from a job while on a rest and relaxation period.
Local contractor NRW Holdings has been awarded a $30 million contract to provide its services to Rio Tinto’s Yandi Oxbow iron ore mine in the Pilbara, on the same day its long-serving director Ian Burston announced his retirement.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promoted little-known Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan to a cabinet position as resources minister, with Josh Frydenberg moving from that role to the portfolios of energy and environment.
Local innovators and resources industry professionals, including Karara Mining, Barminco and Fortescue Metals Group, were recognised at two separate awards ceremonies held this week.
Resources businesses are developing innovative workplace relations strategies in response to a lack of reform from government, as costs come under continued scrutiny due to low commodity prices.
Unions have been put on notice with the revival of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, as the building sector celebrates the what it says is the return of law to the industry.
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Nationals MPs Keith Pitt and Darren Chester have been elevated to federal cabinet in a ministerial reshuffle.
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