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Two more sacked BHP mine workers win jobs back

For the second time in as many weeks, BHP Billiton mine workers sacked over safety rules have won their jobs back, after the Fair Work Commission said firing the men was unduly harsh.

Mathew DunckleyDeputy Editor, The Age
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For the second time in as many weeks, BHP Billiton mine workers sacked for breaching safety rules have won their jobs back, after the Fair Work Commission ruled that firing the men was unduly harsh.

Harley Schofield and Mark Winterton were sacked from their jobs at Broadmeadow Mine Services, which employs workers at the BHP BIlliton-Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) mine at Broadmeadow, NSW, in March.

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Mathew Dunckley is deputy editor and investigations editor at The Age. He was previously digital editor at the Age, national business editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and Melbourne bureau chief for the Australian Financial Review. Connect with Mathew on Facebook and Twitter.
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