Sacked BHP mine workers reinstated Mining giant BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance may be forced to review one of its new safety policies at one of its Queensland mines after an order from the Fair Work Commission last week to reinstate two dismissed employees. The two men were employed as operators at the Goonyella Riverside Mine when their contracts were terminated in February for breaches of the mines Mobile Electronic Device Procedure, which prohibits the employees from carrying their mobile devices onto the worksite. Employee Luke Faulkners breach was discovered when he used his phone while on site to post a comment to Facebook, and was reported to management by another employee with whom he was friends on Facebook. One week later, Shannon Boal, who had worked at the mine for 15 years, had his employment terminated when his phone was discovered in the cabin of his truck. Continue reading >>> bit.ly/1zM5TEF
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:20:20 +0000
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