Premier Coal gives employees redundancy forms ahead of move to close night shifts
Premier Coal will move its Collie mine to day shifts only, a change the Western Australian government says it is disappointed by. Unions say the move could cut about 40 per cent of the workforce, or around 150 jobs. Management has handed out forms for voluntary redundancies. The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union says redundancy payments will be calculated at day shift rates, removing the night shift component. An energy analyst says the change should not cause power blackouts in the state.