Redundancies.....>>> Survivor..So far

[tracker]

Wow...Made it through round 2.......Not a nice way to spend a day at work   
                               Lost 4 though..!!
                                                Cheers Tracker.

[Coolblue80]

Going through same thing at work at the moment.  Every day is an adventure.

[robbo1172]

I reckon we'll lose another half a dozen next week.


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[Dueller]

Yes, seems to be happening everywhere. Ive survived 3 so far. Had a huge one not too long ago where 30 people turned up to work and left an hour later with envelopes.

Cheers,
Matt

[swanny]

Haven't had any yet, but given the way things are going I don't think it will be much longer before they start talking about it, and then offer them up.....hard times at the minute...with no end in site....

[Bird]

Its truly a Shit environment to work in.. moral turns to Shit and people really start looking after themselves at the risk of anyone else..

Hope it works out for you all, and anyone in this position... maybe apply for a 457 and get work instantly.... or float in on some wood.

[oldmate]

Not going to get any better any time soon. Recession next year is my prediction. I think we already are, but powers that be just try to cover it.  the RBA can't lower interest rates much more.
"My Opinion only"

Anyway good luck to all you guys, remeber you need to be the most valuable to your boss, there the ones that stay, someone that can multi skill or at least willing to learn to multi skill.  ,make your self stand out, and Yep like bird said its hard when morale gets low, but just stick with it and hopefully you can stay a bit longer. 

[sol]

Wow...Made it through round 2.......Not a nice way to spend a day at work   
                               Lost 4 though..!!
                                                Cheers Tracker.

Good news mate
Hang in there.

     

[Banjo16]

Hmmm,I was retrenched,17 years ago,went from a package of 70k plus car to driving a cab.
Guess what, life goes on.

[listo]

That's great news mate, they're pretty uncomfortable and scary times when they're forced. As oldmate said, stand out from the crowd for the right reasons & keep the chin up.

Pardon my ignorance on this, but on the news Tony Abbott says they've created 300 000 jobs in Australia, why are there so many people losing jobs?
Please don't turn this into a political debate, a quick answer will do me so Trackers thread isn't hijacked, it's just something I've been thinking about for a while now.

[weeds]

Australia is buggered.....we all want more and do less....

[oldmate]

That's great news mate, they're pretty uncomfortable and scary times when they're forced. As oldmate said, stand out from the crowd for the right reasons & keep the chin up.

Pardon my ignorance on this, but on the news Tony Abbott says they've created 300 000 jobs in Australia, why are there so many people losing jobs?
Please don't turn this into a political debate, a quick answer will do me so Trackers thread isn't hijacked, it's just something I've been thinking about for a while now.

cause they havent really, it just politacl number crunching for the media and to sound good, he didnt mention the 600 000 lost by any chance?

Sorry tracker back to you. Hang in there mate.

[Jakster1]

It's not only redundancys that everybody is worried about, but also the shift to a casual workforce.
Currently the mining industry is going through a massive change and rollouts of everybody getting laid off from permanent full time jobs and being re-employed as contractors On a casual agreement. Wages cut dramatically, and benefits like sickies and holiday leave taken away. If you don't like the offer, then too bad go find another job is their attitude. With unemployment the way it is, they can find 10 people lined up to take the position without even looking.
Yep.... Australia is screwed

[Garfish]

Best of luck,  it's difficult to keep focused,

[paceman]

any time you want to vent, mate, my door is open...

[gronk]

Anyway good luck to all you guys, remeber you need to be the most valuable to your boss, there the ones that stay,.

Depending on which industry, that person may be the best suck hole....one thing I never delved into !!   

With the current political party, the worker is at the bottom of the pile....it's the turn of the bosses to dominate, so workers rights ( like weekend loading, pay rates etc ) will be attacked...

But there is no such thing as a recession....if you have a job !

[UIZ733]

Yep.... Australia is screwed

There are a lot of people in MOST countries in the world that would definitely NOT agree.

[Rumpig]

It's not only redundancys that everybody is worried about, but also the shift to a casual workforce.
Currently the mining industry is going through a massive change and rollouts of everybody getting laid off from permanent full time jobs and being re-employed as contractors On a casual agreement. Wages cut dramatically, and benefits like sickies and holiday leave taken away. If you don't like the offer, then too bad go find another job is their attitude. With unemployment the way it is, they can find 10 people lined up to take the position without even looking.
Yep.... Australia is screwed

Mining has always been a boom and bust industry. It's just been through a massive boom time for years, and now it's change time...hardly the country is screwed IMHO. Plenty of work on in construction at the moment, mining isn't the only industry in Australia. There's a lot of people that made big dollars off of the back of the mining industry for many years that now need to readjust their spending habits to accommodate the countries current economic situation.

[4wd26]

It's not only redundancys that everybody is worried about, but also the shift to a casual workforce.
Currently the mining industry is going through a massive change and rollouts of everybody getting laid off from permanent full time jobs and being re-employed as contractors On a casual agreement. Wages cut dramatically, and benefits like sickies and holiday leave taken away. If you don't like the offer, then too bad go find another job is their attitude. With unemployment the way it is, they can find 10 people lined up to take the position without even looking.
Yep.... Australia is screwed

It was never sustainable
After 20 years in the industry (mining) I have been through a few booms and busts
Sorry but the good times had to end

Still a good day when you
Get through without a tap on the shoulder these days though

[cancan]

I have a week left of work and then screwed... Whole department replaced with internal staff with no experience... And joy of being a contractor...  No redundancy,  just a thank you...  And not much in Brisbane so now looking at Sydney and Melbourne and with a big pay drop but on the brightside side I am going camping

[oldmate]

Mining has always been a boom and bust industry. It's just been through a massive boom time for years, and now it's change time...hardly the country is screwed IMHO. Plenty of work on in construction at the moment, mining isn't the only industry in Australia. There's a lot of people that made big dollars off of the back of the mining industry for many years that now need to readjust their spending habits to accommodate the countries current economic situation.

Yep agreed mal, heaps of projects going on the GC at the moment, commercial, hi rise, res, heaps of renos

[gronk]

Been in the mining game for 40 years....been retrenched 4 times...last time 2014..

Retrenchment never comes easy, especially if it's unexpected, but as someone said, life goes on....if you can find a job !!

Coal mines will come back...whether it 1 or 3 yrs, but they will....we aren't done with coal as an energy source yet ( that should mean the chinese aren't yet ).

Australia was built on the back of mining, and it might take a while to adjust without it !

[edz]

If it all gets to bad just book a tiket to this place ..http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-businessman-his-wife-and-the-ark-at-the-end-of-the-world/story-e6frg8h6-1226981970263

[Jakster1]

There are a lot of people in MOST countries in the world that would definitely NOT agree.

Australia has seen very good times for a very long time.
The economy reached a point where it was not possible to continue in that way and has since settled somewhat.
Prices of everything were driven up sky high to unreachable levels for many and those that did stretch themselves to try to make the Aussie dream come true are now feeling the effects of lower incomes, devalued wealth and massive debt which isn't worth what it was not too many years ago.
A lot of people are in a lot of trouble at the moment and it ain't looking like getting much better anytime soon.
Sure there is still work around and personally I am not too worried as I am in an industry which nobody can really live without, but those who battle on with the least rights and bargaining power, looking for whatever work they can find are the ones who feel it the most

[Jakster1]

It is not only the mining industry feeling the effects of the casualisation of the workforce, many workers in a lot of different industry's are facing these changes and most are going to be worse off. Just watch the nightly news to see factory's, transport, manufacturing, food, construction just to name a few also going that way.