For three years I have been raising the issue of casual coal miners being fraudulently dudded out of Long Service Leave entitlements. Finally, I was able to secure an audit into the Coal Long Service Leave Scheme from the previous government.
Yet, exactly how much needs to be paid back to casual coal miners is still unclear. We’ll be following this up again at next estimates and ensuring casual workers receive the leave payments they are entitled to.
Well done, Senator! Workers are being ripped off in a number of avenues. I am one of them – please see my email to you sometime back and we need tour assistance. Well done again!
Well, I have been dudded out of my long service leave entitlements.
Just because I did not work at least 5 years in underground coal ( I worked 4 and a half) I got nothing!
Robert
Well done Senator Roberts
One Nation Senators actually looking after Australians interests and not after politicians and big businesses pockets.
Malcolm
Miners have been dudded for half a century and people don’t know why unions exist.
Act of the Scottish Parliament 1606 ‘Anent Coalyers and Salters’ – the act that led to the system of ‘bondage’ where colliers became bound for life to work at a coalpit.
Act of Parliament 1775 – Act partially removing the system of bondage.
Act of Parliament 1799 – Act finally freeing all colliers from any state of bondage or the penalties of the 1775 Act