Gina Rinehart’s flagship mining company Roy Hill has complained to a major resources employer group about the deal it struck with the Albanese government on controversial labour hire laws that has split the industry.

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke announced on Wednesday he would introduce amendments next week to the government’s Closing Loopholes Bill – agreed to by the Australian Resources and Energy Employers Association (AREAA) – that would clearly exempt service contractors from its “same job, same pay” laws applying to labour hire.