Overview
- Workers at BHP’s South Flank and Mining Area C voted to approve a four-year enterprise agreement that the company says guarantees a 16% pay increase over the term.
- The deal covers 1,814 roles and saw 1,618 workers take part in the ballot, with 58% of votes cast in favour according to union figures.
- BHP says the agreement also raises site-based allowances and creates a payment for delayed flights, measures the company frames as improving pay certainty and on-site entitlements.
- A sizeable minority voted against the pact because they say it fails to fix selective use of company policies and lacks clear, enforceable progression and classification rules.
- Negotiations at Port Hedland are continuing and remain a live risk to Pilbara exports, so further industrial action or talks there could affect iron-ore shipments and workforce stability.