National president Tony Maher accuses the union’s construction division of bullying as mining division breaks away from the CFMMEU.

• 13,192 building and construction jobs have been lost in the last week. 
• The total building and construction workforce is below 1.1 million workers for the first time since the pandemic began (1,098,629 workers)
• Approximately 89,850 building and construction jobs have been lost since 14 March 2020 and wages have contracted...

Around 300 apprentices and cadets in the NSW construction and housing sector will be supported thanks to an $80 million investment in the NSW Budget.

Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the $80 million will be invested over four years to support apprentices, trainees and cadets on social housing projects delivered by...

The NSW Government has recently launched a trial of world-first technology to accurately monitor silica dust levels in the air. This has the potential to protect NSW’s workers from contracting the deadly lung disease silicosis. 

Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, Kevin Anderson, said the innovative detector could be used...

Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, said for the rest of 2020, Safework NSW inspectors will be conducting drop-in inspections across a range of sites to check they have the right controls in place to manage electrical risks.

“This campaign is part of our mission to eradicate serious and potentially...

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Last week, workers employed by five major contractors in the NSW building and construction industry voted on accepting a new company enterprise bargaining agreement.

Something historic happened – two of the major contractors’ workers withstood enormous union pressure and accepted their employers’ deal – click here for SMH article.

The...

The National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 is now expected to be adopted by states and territories from 1 September 2022.This means that any of the changes scheduled into the new NCC (Vol 1 & 2) will not come into effect until this date.

This delay will also see adjustments to...

This week workers employed by numerous major contractors will vote on accepting a new company enterprise bargaining agreement.
 
The fact that the votes will be close is a testament to the strength of the MBA and company argument that workers will suffer under the alternate union proposal.
 
The...

With Christmas just around the corner, most employees will soon be enjoying some hard-earned down time at the office end of year party.

But some steps need to be taken to ensure a safe and incident-free Christmas party. We have prepared a Christmas party checklist for employers to help ensure a...