For the benefit of members, AREEA conducted a short survey related to leave deductions on public holidays.

Results are now available.

This one-day event provides resources and energy executives and workforce professionals with an unrivalled opportunity to grasp the industrial and employee relations challenges ahead.

AREEA has branded attacks on the mining industry during last week’s Australian Workers’ Union national conference in Perth as “absurd”.

2025 is poised to be huge for Australian workplace relations. Far-reaching matters are before the Fair Work Commission, many involving recent changes to the law and new jurisdictions.

“Same Job, Same Pay” (SJSP) orders have  come into force – with productivity, jobs and millions of dollars in wages at stake.

This article summarises what the new Right to Disconnect laws mean – and what they don’t mean – with the Fair Work Commission’s Right to Disconnect Award Term finalised on 23 August and now included in all 121 Modern Awards.

AREEA and REMSMART proudly present your extensive, up-to-date industry report on pay, incentives, turnover and other key workforce data.

This fourth edition of the Resources and Energy Industry Workforce Insights & Remuneration Report reveals movements in salary, compensation and benefits as well as key intelligence on flexibility and inclusion, training opportunities, workplace behaviours, leave entitlements, drug and alcohol policies and more.

Are you prepared for the sweeping IR changes to take effect this year?

AREEA’s member guide to the new “Closing Loopholes” laws lays the groundwork to understanding the key “reforms” including obligations, risks and most importantly, what steps your business can take to avoid costly pitfalls.

Australia’s employment laws are a minefield of complexity, risk and – if you don’t get it right – costly litigation.

There has never been a more important time for AREEA’s members to tap into the expertise of our people and resources.

Megatrends to impact the resources and energy industry will be the energy transition, the fourth industrial revolution, the materials revolution, the bio-revolution, increasing uncertainty and growing demand for trust and governance.