What it's like being a QLD coal miner on $40,000 less a year

What it’s like being a QLD coal miner on $40,000 less a year

Brodie gets paid $40,000 less a year working as a labour hire mineworker in Queensland compared to direct employees.

When Brodie applied to become a permanent employee, he was told he wasn’t suitable for the job – the job he is doing right now.

What rubbish.

Companies aren’t offering permanent jobs to workers because they can’t do the job or because they don’t have experience.

They are simply using labour hire loopholes to drive down their wages bill.