ðə bˌiːˌaɪsˈiːz ˈɪnfluːəns ɐlˈaʊd ɪt tə ɡɹˈeɪtli ɪmpɹˈuːv ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌv wˈɜːkɚz ɪnðə tˈaʊn, hˌuː ˈɔfən ɹᵻsˈiːvd mˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ɛntˈaɪɾəlmənts ðɐn wʌz stˈændɚd fɔːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ɪnðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪvˈaʊɚ wˈɜːkɪŋ wˈiːk ænd fˈaɪv wˈiːks ʌv ˈænjuːəl lˈiːv.
The BIC's influence allowed it to greatly improve the conditions of workers in the town, who often received more generous entitlements than was standard for employees in the rest of Australia, such as a 35-hour working week and five weeks of annual leave.