The Victorian government has signed a deal to purchase the Heyfield Timber Mill, for an undisclosed sum.
Despite the purchase of the mill, there are still fears that up to 100 jobs could be lost.
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Australian minimum wage increases by 3.3 per cent
From July 1 this year, the national minimum wage will increase by 3.3 per cent.
This means that Australia’s lowest-paid workers will see a weekly pay increase of $22.20, with the minimum wage being raised
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Mars Australia scores top workplace award
For the fourth year in a row, food manufacturer Mars Australia has been recognised as being one of Australia’s best workplaces by the BRW Great Place to Work Awards, being ranked as the 15th best place to work in the country.
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Safer, simpler robots look to change the way we work
The first company to release a "co-bot", Universal Robots (UR) would have sold its 5,000th unit this year, and it continues its brisk expansion. Brent Balinski spoke to the company’s co-founder, Esben Østergaard, about putting robots in the hands of factory workers.
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Workers riot at Foxconn in China
Foxconn, which manufactures and assembles Apple’s iphone, suspended its production in China on Monday after 2,000 employees rioted, injuring 40 people.
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WA manufacturing workers rally for mining jobs
Western Australia’s manufacturing workers turned up in droves to a rally last week demanding resource companies employ Australians.
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Employment down, wages up as manufacturers fight market pressures
Manufacturing employment dropped during the 2011 financial year, and manufacturers were willing to pay more for skilled labour, according to official statistics.
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Hunter mining machinery factory workers locked out
Around 150 workers from the Bucyrus mining machinery plant in Beresfield have been locked out of the factory following a breakdown in pay negotiations.
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Muswellbrook factory workers win double-digit pay raise
With the manufacturing industry struggling and the mining sector continuing to thrive, factory workers in the coal mining community of Muswellbrook, NSW have managed to capitalise on the boom.
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‘Stench’ over ‘targeted’ union sackings at Toyota
Twelve sacked Toyota workers have filed legal action against their former employer, claiming they were made redundant because of their union activities.
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‘Oh what a feeling’ for Toyota workers escorted off the premises
The way Toyota carried out 350 redundancies earlier this week has been called ‘appalling’, with the car-maker hiring security guards to escort the sacked workers offsite in case they resisted their fate.
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Government to reform VET system to promote skills development
The government has announced a skills reform plan that it claims will ensure Australia’s national vocational education and training (VET) system is better equipped to deliver skills to workers in a “rapidly changing economy”.
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Knights Apparel head to brief industry on ethical manufacturing
Knights Apparel chief executive Joe Bozich will speak about ethical manufacturing at a public event today, hosted by the NSW Government and the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
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Future looking bright for manufacturing with employment on-the-rise
Manufacturing employment rose in February 2012, proving that Australia’s manufacturing industry is continuing to fight against the pressures of the two-speed economy and the high Australian dollar.
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