So we've made some adjustments to our rosters and our travel allowances that has helped with attracting and retaining people, but it remains a focus for our team. But I don't believe that it would be, you know, if we win work, we'll find the people.

Oct 31, 2025 / receipt, needs a key / Connor (no last name given), other | earnings call 2025-10-31 | transcript 5e7ee071-9574-4fae-a2c5-53dc176f41ec | chars 26559-26808 | segment 27

We are acutely focused on replacing these earnings and growing the company. While we continue to monitor market dynamics as we work through our 2024 budget process, and we will provide a more detailed outlook on our 2023 year-end conference call in February, we are gaining more optimism around the ability to offset a material portion of this decline.

Oct 27, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2023-10-27 | transcript 0e3e6ab2-cd9c-4601-8e57-80416733ebac | chars 14299-14651 | segment 14

Our current guidance reflects continued capital discipline rather than the current price for met coal. Iron ore prices remain at extremely healthy levels, and customer activity in Western Australia remains strong. But COVID-related travel and border restrictions continue to significantly increase the labor costs for our integrated services business.

Feb 28, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2022-02-28 | transcript 98be907f-0c95-4b70-9b70-cc08eb113f32 | chars 15693-16044 | segment 16

These results, which represent a 2% period over period top line decrease on a constant currency basis, were driven by decreased activity in villages as well as increased labor costs, which were largely the result of COVID-related travel and border restrictions.

Feb 28, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Carolyn Stone, CFO | earnings call 2022-02-28 | transcript 98be907f-0c95-4b70-9b70-cc08eb113f32 | chars 8866-9127 | segment 9

In Australia, we expect the subdued customer spending and increased labor costs to continue for the remainder of the year and into 2022 due to the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and the COVID-19 travel restrictions affecting the met coal and iron ore markets.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 073dc3da-9f21-4007-b76c-ecc2cc57f805 | chars 12742-13003 | segment 13

In our Australian business, it continued to face challenges due to continuing impact of the COVID-19 travel restrictions, driving higher labor costs, particularly impacting our Western Australia integrated services business, as well as lingering uncertainty related to the China-Australia trade dispute impacting the Bowen Basin.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 073dc3da-9f21-4007-b76c-ecc2cc57f805 | chars 4644-4973 | segment 4

The decrease in adjusted EBITDA was largely driven by a significant increase in labor costs in Australia due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions, coupled with less customer maintenance and capital project-related occupancy in the Bowen Basin, due to uncertainty around the China-Australia trade dispute.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Carolyn Stone, CFO | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 073dc3da-9f21-4007-b76c-ecc2cc57f805 | chars 8257-8564 | segment 8

I think the other issue, as we've mentioned in the past, is while it's certainly more acute in Australia, Canada is suffering from the same issues in terms of labor availability and labor mobility as different provinces put in place different protocols as it relates to travel into and out of the provinces. Once that returns back to normal, that should help alleviate some of the labor restrictions that both we face, but it's also impacting our customers.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 073dc3da-9f21-4007-b76c-ecc2cc57f805 | chars 22850-23307 | segment 23

You know, they've surpassed in terms of first dose and fully vaccinated percentages of the population, they've passed the U.S. And so to answer your question, we need to see the international borders open without restriction. We need to see labor, temporary and kind of migrant labor start to come back into the country and the travel restrictions between different states within Australia to be eliminated in order to see that really improve.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 073dc3da-9f21-4007-b76c-ecc2cc57f805 | chars 23633-24076 | segment 24

As anticipated, EBITDA in both Canada and Australia declined sequentially in the first quarter due to a slow start from year-end holidays, coupled with the impact of headcount and travel restrictions related to COVID-19.

Apr 30, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2021-04-30 | transcript d2872d53-1196-46fb-bae8-7bd404cfd520 | chars 2559-2779 | segment 2

Our Australian business experienced a sequential and year-over-year decline in occupancy and margin due to an especially slow start to customer operations in the Bowen Basin, coupled with labor supply issues due to further COVID-19 travel restrictions, which impacted margins.

Apr 30, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley, CEO | earnings call 2021-04-30 | transcript d2872d53-1196-46fb-bae8-7bd404cfd520 | chars 4258-4534 | segment 4

Amidst not being able to travel to Western Australia because the state is closed, to outside travelers, and then the contract renewals.

Oct 28, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Bradley Dodson, CEO | earnings call 2020-10-28 | transcript b7b3319d-af71-415a-b87c-9849dd15d61a | chars 26289-26424 | segment 26