Our profile
AMMA
(The Australian Mines and Metals Association) is Australia’s only national
employer association serving the resource sector and allied industries, both
onshore and offshore. AMMA is the leading provider of advice and representation
in all matters relating to employee relations and human resource management.
AMMA
is unique to the industry because:
- It
is an established association with a profound knowledge of the industry
- It
has local staff in all states, on the ground where they are needed
- It
provides members with ready access to its staff when they need them
- It
keeps members up to date with changes in the industry
- It
provides quality, value for money services
Founded
in 1918 as a not-for-profit organisation, AMMA exists to promote its members’
employee relations and human resource management interests. In this way, we add
value to member companies and assist them in achieving their goals.
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AMMA compass
statement
Vision
AMMA
will be the resource sector provider of choice for employment related services.
Mission
As
the premier resource sector employer organisation, we will protect and promote
the interests of members.
Values
Ethics: Represent the views of
our members
Integrity:
Conduct
activities in a fair, honest and transparent manner
Responsibility:
Act
in the best interests of our members
Recognition: Reward and develop our
employees
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Employee relations
charter
AMMA’s
fundamental belief is that employment arrangements are best decided by
employers and employees working together for a mutual benefit. AMMA’s Employee Relations Charter espouses
this philosophy and details the mutuality of obligations, responsibilities and
respect required in the modern workplace.
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AMMA services
Our
national presence and industry knowledge is a source of competitive advantage
to our members. Our services include:
- AMMA industry support: representation before state
and federal governments, tribunals and advisory bodies, and advice on
current developments
- AMMA consultancy: advice on terms and conditions of employment,
development of human resource strategic plans, design and implementation
of flexible working arrangements and related issues
- AMMA training: diverse employee relations training, nationally-accredited
packages specific to the resources sector, and a full complement of
Frontline Management modules
- AMMA networking and information exchange: publications,
industry forums, conferences, information exchange, overseas missions and
industry studies
- AMMA research services: research on currently
pertinent issues and sector practices and conditions, conducted upon
specific request or as part of AMMA’s ongoing broader information services
to members
Further
information about AMMA
services
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Activities report to
members
Each
December, AMMA publishes an overview of the services it has provided to and on
behalf of its members during the year just ended. A copy of the most recent
report is available in the publications
section.
Members
AMMA
is a member-driven organisation. Our membership consists of over 300 resource
sector employers of all sizes and interests throughout Australia. Whilst many members share common interests, the diversity of those interests is never
compromised by binding members to collective decisions.
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Governance
AMMA
is governed by a Board of
Directors drawn from the ranks of its members.
The
Board is supported by AMMA’s Board Reference Group, which is made up of senior
human resources and employee relations practitioners currently working for AMMA
member companies. It has two purposes:
- to
keep the AMMA Board informed of strategic human resource and employee
relations issues confronting the resource sector; and
- to
carry out research and project work, as directed by the Board.
The
Board Reference Group plays a key role in identifying current and emerging
human resource and employee relations issues. It then provides strategic input
into the development of any industry position on those issues, for example on
transmission of business.
The
Group also closely monitors issues of union coverage and representation. In
this capacity, it is able to ensure that any adverse impacts on the resource
sector are identified and minimised.
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AMMA initiatives
In
order for us to continue providing quality services using innovative approaches
AMMA has developed a number of initiatives, several of which are described
below.
- Quality assurance: AMMA has ISO 9001 accreditation. This is part of
an overall business strategy to ensure AMMA adopts quality assurance
processes, as a means of maintaining our competitive edge. This reinforces
AMMA’s commitment to being the leading provider of human resource and
employee relations services to the resource sector.
- Use of technology: AMMA endeavours to use contemporary technology
to ensure that it remains accessible to all members. Our latest
initiative is conducting Member Forums online via the internet. This
service provides a cost-effective and efficient means for members located
in remote areas to stay in touch with employee relations developments.
- Our initiatives in action: Over the years, AMMA has always
been at the forefront in addressing the issues that are critical to our
members in the resource and allied sectors. AMMA’s research papers all
receive substantial attention and make a major contribution to the
national employee relations management debate.
In 2007 AMMA released three new
research papers:
o
AWAs:
A Major Matter for Miners , a paper which argues in favour of the retention of
individual statutory contracts;
o
The AMMA
Workplace Relations Scorecard,
which provides the resources sector’s views on the key elements that ought to
be present in any political party’s workplace relations policy; and
o
Constructing
Lawful Workplaces, a research paper on the current compliance framework
within Australian industrial relations.
Our
position papers have dealt with topics such as reform options for workplace
relations legislation and the case for ongoing flexibility in employment
relations. These may be accessed on our publications
page.
The
Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) is the national employer
association representing the workplace relations and human resource management
interests of the resources sector and allied industries. The Association was
incorporated in 1918 and operates, pursuant to the Corporations Law, as a
not-for-profit organisation.
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