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In an industry first, Rio Tinto and BHP are collaborating on testing large battery-electric haul trucks in the Pilbara, Western Australia. This initiative aims to accelerate the deployment of battery-electric technology in mining operations.

Key Highlights:

Collaboration between Rio Tinto, BHP, Caterpillar, and Komatsu to test battery-electric haul trucks.

Independent trials of battery, static, and dynamic charging systems.

Commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Trial periods: Cat 793 trucks in 2024 and Komatsu 930 trucks in 2026.

This collaboration reflects the individual commitments made by BHP, Rio Tinto, Komatsu, and Caterpillar to support the ambition of net zero operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As part of the initiative, two Cat 793 haul trucks will be trialed starting in the second half of 2024, and two Komatsu 930 haul trucks will be tested from 2026 at mine sites in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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The Equipment Today team discussed the state of the construction industry with Herwig Peschl, senior vice president, global construction & infrastructure, for Caterpillar.
What was the construction industry’s biggest challenge in 2023?
The biggest challenge we continue to hear from construction customers is the shortage of skilled operators.
What will be the biggest challenge in 2024 for the industry?
The shortage of skilled operators will likely continue to be a challenge for our customers. The U.S. infrastructure bill is providing new funding to upgrade the nation’s roads, bridges, airports and ports; ensure climate resiliency in new infrastructure projects; and expand and improve the country’s transportation and power systems. We need operators to help us build a better, more sustainable world.

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Employees pay, leave and entitlements
Understand employee entitlements and your obligations as an employer relating to wages, awards and agreements, leave and allowances.
For most employees, you can find their minimum pay rates and employment conditions in the relevant award or agreement.
An award sets out the minimum pay and conditions for a particular industry or occupation. While some employees aren’t covered by an award or agreement, all employees in Australia are entitled to:
a minimum wage
the 11 National Employment Standards (NES).
National Employment Standards
The National Employment Standards (NES) are 11 minimum employment entitlements that have to be provided to all employees.
The NES entitlements are:
maximum weekly hours
requests for flexible working arrangements
offers and requests to convert from casual to permanent employment
parental leave and related entitlements
annual leave
personal/carer’s leave, compassionate leave and unpaid family and domestic violence leave
community service leave
long service leave
public holidays
notice of termination and redundancy pay
provision of Fair Work Information Statement and Casual Employment Information Statement.
Casual employees only get some NES entitlements, like unpaid carer’s leave. They must be provided with a Casual Employment Information Statement and have a right to convert to permanent employment in some circumstances.
Employee wages and entitlements
As an employer, you must pay your employees at the correct rate, as well as any entitlements they are eligible for.
The wages and entitlements your employee is eligible for can depend on:
age
industry
qualifications
work duties and responsibilities.
Minimum wage
The national minimum wage is $882.80 per week, for a 38 hour week, or $23.23 per hour.
The national minimum wage provides a starting point to calculate your employees’ wages, however most employees are covered by an award. Awards set minimum wages for employees based on the type of work they’re doing and the industry they’re in. Some employees have special minimum wages in an award, for example:
juniors
apprentices and trainees.
Employees who have reduced capacity for work due to disability may also receive a percentage of a full wage. Go to the Fair Work Ombudsman website to learn more about employees with disability pay rates.
Awards
Modern awards are industry or occupation based minimum employment standards which apply in addition to the NES. Look up the award(s) relevant to your business on the Fair Work Ombudsman website to check for things like minimum pay rates, hours of work, breaks, allowances, leave and super.
Enterprise agreements
Enterprise agreements set out conditions of employment for a group of employees at one or more workplaces. You can draft your own enterprise agreement so that it reflects your particular business. You also must have two or more employees to create an enterprise agreement.
Most enterprise agreements result in better work conditions for employees than the modern award. If you use an enterprise agreement, it will apply instead of a modern award. The pay rate in an enterprise agreement can’t be less than the pay rate in the relevant modern award.

Calls for code of practice to combat workplace discrimination against pregnant women, working parents

MARK COLVIN: There are calls for changes to workplace policies to combat discrimination against pregnant women and working parents.

The call for a new code of practice follows a report by the Human Rights Commission.

It gave examples of women losing their jobs through sham redundancies when they tried to return to work after having children.

It even said some pregnant women had been forced to choose between keeping the baby and keeping the job.

Emily Bourke reports.
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There’s a new buzz word in town. Like it or loathe it, the “bleisure” trip is on the rise among the UK’s employees – following the American trend for rolling business trips and holidays into one. Consequently, many finance teams are now faced with a number of grey areas when it comes to processing the resulting expenses claims. The central question remains, what is it reasonable for employees to claim back on their company expenses when taking a bleisure trip?
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