A major labour hire company in the black coal industry has warned it risks insolvency due to a ruling that has resulted in it owing hundreds of workers more than $3 million.
One Key Resources group, which supplies workers to BHP Billiton and Glencore, has appealed the Federal Court’s decision that found its broad-coverage enterprise agreement was invalid because it was voted up by just three people.
The decision means group subsidiary One Key Workforce falls back to the industry award, which prohibits use of casual employees and now entitles the company’s 1,100 casual workers to annual and sick leave entitlements.
Seeking an urgent stay of the ruling pending appeal, the company told the court last month it was at serious risk …
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