Sacked Helensburgh miners were not 'genuinely redundant' - Fair Work Commission

Glen Humphries
Updated January 9 2022 - 4:29pm, first published January 8 2022 - 2:30pm
A Fair Work Commission hearing found the 2020 sacking of more than 20 miners at Peabody's Helensburgh mine was not a case of "genuine redundancy".
A Fair Work Commission hearing found the 2020 sacking of more than 20 miners at Peabody's Helensburgh mine was not a case of "genuine redundancy".

More than 20 Helensburgh miners sacked by owner Peabody 18 months ago were not legitimate redundancies, according to a Fair Work Commission ruling.

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Glen Humphries

Glen Humphries

Senior journalist

I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.

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