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Crew members face $6,000 fines or up to 12 months' jail if an order from the commission is breached. Mr Wickham said he had not yet spoken to the workers, but the order could force them to break the law. "It's turned them into criminals for trying to save their jobs," he said. Crew members stopped work on Saturday night over moves to reflag the vessel to the tax haven of the Cayman Islands and replace them with foreign workers Workers heeded a plea from the Hobart Zinifex zinc smelter to load 9,000 tonnes of sulfuric acid yesterday but refused to sail this morning. Sacked ship crew stand firm despite fines threat A group of seamen sacked by the owners of an Australian tanker docked in Hobart says they are prepared to risk big fines for taking industrial action over the issue. Eighteen crew from the Stolt Australia were sacked last night, as part of a plan to reflag the tanker under a Cayman Islands flag, and hire cheaper, foreign labour. The group are still refusing to reload the vessel or leave it, vowing to stay on the ship until they get their jobs back. The crew members have ignored union advice that their protest could incur big industrial relations fines. At a protest earlier today, spokesman Roy Muir said he and his colleagues hoped their actions would highlight the impact of Federal workplace changes on Australia's shipping industry: "1996 there was 104 Australian-manned ships, now we're down to less than half of that - if this one goes it's just another one so - shame Johnny shame," he said. Rollover adds to HR crisis Vice President, CISHRP; Becky Kalahiki and Kevin Horseman, guest speaker at the event; and, Samantha Bennett, CISHRP President. Immigration policies are just one issue adversely affecting the management of staff in the Cayman Islands according to a Human Resource specialist. Rollover may be adding to an employee crisis which is further compounded by mismanagement and misunderstanding about what employees want. Fifty per cent of the workforce is disengaged and feeling no loyalty to, or are feeling detachment from, their jobs according to experts. The average employee used to change jobs once over the course of a career and now this change happens eight times throughout a given career. Employee loyalty and tenure are decreasing and, based on current trends of no younger employees entering businesses at the required rate to replace older employees, in just about 20 years, there will be huge gaps in the workforce. More objections to rollover roll in The recent luncheon meeting last week of Human Resource professionals highlighted a potential serious crisis looming for this country when it comes to key staff. As noted by the speakers at the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resources Professionals, (CISHRP) luncheon meeting on Wednesday 5 July, the Cayman Islands like many Western countries is struggling with recruitment and retention issues already and this country's immigration policies are adding to their woes. With Cayman's sophisticated offshore financial sector and the tourist industry being the twin pillars of this economy and with a very small indigenous population, this country more than many others is dependent on recruiting the world-over for the talent it needs. However, numerous factors are making that job extremely difficult for many businesses here from banks and hedge funds to hoteliers and real estate brokers, recruiting and retaining staff is becoming increasingly difficult for all concerned. Protesting ship workers ignore threat of disciplinary action: union The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says a group of workers refusing to leave a chemical tanker docked in Hobart have received a letter demanding they return to work. Eighteen crew members aboard the Stolt Australia are facing the sack, with the company planning to re-flag the vessel to the Cayman Islands and hire cheaper foreign labour. The workers say the Federal Government's workplace changes make it easier for employers to off-load their employees. MUA spokesman Warren Smith says the workers are prepared for a long fight. "They received a letter, a threatening letter, that if they didn't continue on with the full operations of the vessel they would be subjected to disciplinary action," he said. "The lads have decided the issue is so big, it's so fundamental to the future of not only their future jobs but the future Australian shipping industry, that they've got to take a stand." . Protesting ship workers ignore threat of disciplinary action ... The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says a group of workers refusing to leave a chemical tanker docked in Hobart have received a letter demanding they return to work. Eighteen crew members aboard the Stolt Australia are facing the sack, with the company planning to re-flag the vessel to the Cayman Islands and hire cheaper foreign labour. The workers say the Federal Government's workplace changes make it easier for employers to off-load their employees. MUA spokesman Warren Smith says the workers are prepared for a long fight. "They received a letter, a threatening letter, that if they didn't continue on with the full operations of the vessel they would be subjected to disciplinary action," he said. "The lads have decided the issue is so big, it's so fundamental to the future of not only their future jobs but the future Australian shipping industry, that they've got to take a stand." . I agree we need to look at another alternative I really don't think that Mr Barlow is too interested in human rights in the Cayman Islands because Mr Barlow does not know what human rights is all about. Is the Luarca situation not a human rights problem? And what is Mr Barlow doing about that? Well, as I stated before about the rollover policy, I think that the government is doing an excellent job in messing things up well for the country and as long as they continue then maybe one day better brains will come along and have a terrible situation on their hands to have to clean up. As of right now, I agree with Mr Mario in that with regards to the well intentioned and workable rollover policy you need to look at another alternative for certain people who may not be able to get permanent residence under normal circumstances. Minister urges cooperation in ship workers' dispute Federal Transport Minister Warren Truss has encouraged the crew of the Australian-flagged MV Stolt to work cooperatively with the ship's operators in resolving a dispute over cheaper foreign labour. The dispute was adjourned in the Industrial Relations Commission in Melbourne yesterday when the 38 workers agreed to load the ship in Hobart. The hearing resumes this morning. The operator, Stolt NYK, has announced the crew will be replaced by workers from the Philippines after the tanker is re-registered in the Cayman Islands. Mr Truss disputes claims by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) that the Government's coastal shipping policy favours foreign operators. "No permits are are given to international vessels unless there's no Australian vessels capable of doing the job," he said.

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