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Hammer falls at Hail Creek

14th May 2014

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

  

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Mining major Rio Tinto was expected to reduce staff numbers at its Hail Creek coal mine, in Queensland, by 56 this week, labour union CFMEU reported.

The union noted that ten permanent staff had been made redundant at the mine on Wednesday.

Rio had previously warned that it would reduce staff numbers at the mine, as the company worked to decrease costs in the declining coal price environment, while also improving productivity.

The miner had remained mute about the exact number of redundancies it had in mind.

The CFMEU on Wednesday criticised the major for reducing the number of permanent staff, while retaining some 250 casual employees at the mine.

The mine employs more than 940 staff and produces at an average of seven-million tonnes a year.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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