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The dispute in the Oaky Creek coal PTY. LTD

   

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Running head: Human Resource ManagementHuman Resource Management and Employment RelationName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
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2HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWrite a brief overview of the dispute.There has been a dispute in the Oaky Creek Coal PTY. LTD. for many years. The minersdo not really like the decision that has been taken by the Glencore. They claim that earlier theyhad a very strong union and they are really at their freedom however now they no longer havethe freedom of working in their office with the same freedom that they used to enjoy earlier. Themain say of the miners working at the Cole mines at the Oaky Creek is that they had a verystrong union and they knew that the union was very powerful and would help them throughoutbut with the intervention of the Glencore, the situation has suffered a huge change and thechange is not like by the workers of Oaky Creek. The coal miners are not very happy with thecompensation that they receive or the kinds of roasters that have been set up. With the union,they had their say and hey could enjoy a flexible work-life balance. However, now it has becomevery difficult for them. As per their opinion, Glencore will never give them any permanentworkforce. Glencore is also making the workers work for overnight shifts without giving themsufficient amount of compensation for the same. The working hours of the mine are about 24hours a day that is equivalent to 7 days a week (Salminen, 2016). They had a deal with theGlencore but as per their opinions, Glencore did not listen to their request for granting them anew enterprise agreement. All the workers of the CFMEU are work under the Glencore group ofcompanies. All these employees were covered under the Oaky Creek North Mine EnterpriseAgreement 2012. However, after the expiry of this agreement, the miners demanded a newagreement but they are being rejected constantly. The Glencore wanted to make the workers allday and night even after their shifts were over (Glencore.com 2018). For Glencore, it is only about
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3HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTprofit maximization. They want to somehow maximize their profits by making the workers workfor a very long night with a light cap on their head (McIvor & Johnston, 2016). The miners donot really want to work at night as there are the dangers. Apart from these, there are long periodsof lockouts when the workers have to stay without their job and without their wags for such along time. The workers have been demanding for the formation of a new agreement with theGlencore but their plea has been always neglected (CFMEU, MUA & TCFUA proposedamalgamation, 2018). What are the issues in dispute for Oaky Creek Coal Pty Ltd?The main issues in the Oaky Creek Coal Pty. Ltd. are that the workers are not reallyhappy with the ways in which Glencore is operating here. They are of the opinion that they havelost their freedom of work and the unity of their union. They feel that Glencore does not reallywant to accept the emergence a d the working of a new and a permanent workforce. Theywantthe the Glencore must think about the happiness of the workers. Earlier the workers couldwear their uniforms and enter the office at ease but now with the arrival of the Glencore, they arebeing banned from even using their uniforms. They also not have any say about their shifttimings. As per the opinions of the miners, they are being made to work for really very longhours without the getting proper breaks. Each and every building in the Oaky Creek is under theownership of the Glencore. So, they could easily make an increase in the price of the buildings oreven the transportation and make the miners pay a huge price for getting even the minimumamount of services (Glencore workers fight for a fair go, 2018). There are many miners who livein the local regions of the Oaky Creek district. On the other hand, there are also many workerswho follow the policy of fly in and fly out in the coal mining area. In both the scenarios the
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4HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTminers have to pay a certain price (Hansard Display – Parliament of Australia., 2018). Howeveras the buildings and the vehicles including all the other facilities in the Oaky Creek region areunder the ownership of the Glencore, they can find out ways of extracting more money from thepeople. The CMFEU members or the miners are of the opinion that the Glencore makes themwork even at night with their light caps on ignoring the fact that there can be the breakage of therooftop or even the severe attack to any of the workers due to the harmful gases. Glencorebasically wants to remove each and every bit of the union brandings that might be present intheir area. Not only did they keep many of the workers suspended from their work for a longtime but has also made them remove their union shirts before entering the coal mines. Apartfrom this, the safety and medical facilities of the Oaky Creek coal mine was also very poor(Bishop & Cassidy, 2017). There were several deaths that have taken place in the years 2014 to2015 and the workers were still made to go to work without even getting their x rays done orbefore getting the proper kinds of treatment for the injuries. They even tried the obstruct one oftheir union representatives to arrange for an appointment with the doctors. It is for this reasonthat the coal miners have stated many picket lines and have been raising revolting slogans fordays. They are carrying on their protests each and every day in this hope that some measures willbe taken that will be helping them o get back their rights and their freedoms as well (Home -Home | Glencore Australia., 2018).What are the issues in dispute for the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy UnionThe main issues that are seen in the dispute for the Construction, Forestry, Mining, andEnergy Union are the inconveniences that have happened in the voting system. In the year 2017,in the month of June, there was an agreement that was about to be brought between the Glencorecompany and the CFMEU workers of Oaky Creek. This agreement was done through the system
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