By Lewis Jackson and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chevron has asked Australia's Fair Work Commission (FWC) to intervene in its dispute with workers on ...
SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 12, 2023 | SaltWireSYDNEY - Chevron has asked Australia's Fair Work Commission to intervene in its dispute with workers on strike at two major liquefied natural gas facilities, banking on new laws that came into effect in June and which empower the industrial arbitrator to force parties into an agreement they themselves are unable to make.
"These laws were not designed so companies can just refuse to negotiate and turn around and say we can’t make any headway because of their own action of not negotiating," Purvinas said. Strikes could actually demonstrate workers were so committed to bargaining that they were willing to stop work and forgo wages, she added.HOW LONG WILL THE HEARING TAKE?
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