STAFF BENEFITS

Benefits of working
at Glencore
Mount Isa Mines

Our People.
Our Priority.
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As a staff employee of Glencore Mount Isa Mines, you are entitled to a comprehensive range of
benefits aimed at attracting and retaining our most valuable asset, our people.
While it is easy to focus on
remuneration, other benefits
include training, development and
recognition programs, special
leave provisions greater than the
basic National Employment
Standards, and discounts and
offers made to our people by
preferred suppliers. This brochure
is a guide to the full range of
benefits, however, please consult
your contract of employment and
the benefits procedures to see
how our benefits program applies
to you.
Financial Benefits
We aim to provide competitive
remuneration packages, which
consist of a base salary and various
allowances. Your financial benefits
will be specified in your employment
contract.
Remuneration packages
Salaries and allowances are reviewed
annually and are adjusted in January
at the company’s discretion taking
into account business and economic
factors, industry benchmarking and
your individual performance.
Performance Incentive Scheme
Each year Glencore operates a
Performance Incentive Bonus
Scheme under which eligible
employees can receive a monetary
bonus based on their performance
and the performance of our business.
The performance incentive scheme is
provided at the discretion of the Chief
Executive.
You have the option to salary sacrifice
your Performance Incentive Scheme
payment to your superannuation
account, subject to certain
contribution limits. If you choose
to do so, you must contact Human
Resources prior to you being notified
of the payment.
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Accommodation entitlements
Depending on your position and
location, you may be eligible
to a range of accommodation
entitlements. This may include a
rental subsidy, accommodation
allowance or home loan interest
reimbursement for your primary
Mount Isa residence.
If you receive an accommodation
entitlement you may also be able to
claim a Utilities Subsidy subject to
the relevant requirements.
Other non-contractual
accommodation benefits:
• Employees can apply for an
interest free loan of $10,000
to assist in buying or making
improvements to a home in
Mount Isa. For information
regarding eligibility, please
contact your Human Resources
department.
• Employees and immediate
family members visiting or
travelling through Mount
Isa can apply for Mount Isa
Leisure Accommodation to
stay at Parkside Apartments
for a maximum of three nights,
subject to availability.
Superannuation
Glencoresuper is our nominated
superannuation fund, which provides
accumulation style benefits as well
as insurance in the event of total
disablement or death.
We will make company contributions
of 13% of your superannuation
salary. That includes your annual
salary plus any other ordinary time
allowances outlined in your contract
of employment. Unless you choose
otherwise, the Company contribution
will be made to Glencoresuper.
If you choose an alternative
approved superannuation fund,
you may contribute either your full
superannuation entitlement or the
minimum statutory contribution
(currently 9.5%) to that fund.
In addition, you may make
further voluntary superannuation
contributions for yourself (either
pre-tax salary sacrifice subject to
legislative requirements and caps, or
post tax) or for your spouse (on a post
tax basis).
Glencoresuper insurance
A basic level of Death and Disability
Insurance as well as income
protection insurance is provided
automatically via Glencoresuper
when you join Glencore Mount Isa
Mines. Competitive wholesale-priced
premiums are deducted from your
superannuation account to pay for
insurance. You may apply for a higher
level upon joining Glencoresuper
without providing evidence of health.
When you leave Glencore, your
insurance cover will continue unless
you choose to have it cancelled.
Financial planning
Glencoresuper provides access to
a team of licensed and qualified
professional financial advisers who
can assess your financial needs and
help you set some realistic goals to
manage your money, reduce debt,
minimise tax, protect you and your
family’s finances with insurance and
plan for retirement.
The initial consultation is at no cost
to Plum members and subsequent
consultations are offered on a
capped, fee for service basis. No
commissions are paid and any fees
charged are agreed before your
specific financial goals are examined.
Salary sacrificing
Salary packaging options are
available for a number of tax effective
options such as novated lease
motor vehicles through Toyota Fleet
Management Gold Fleet discounts
and SG Fleet, Remote Area Holiday
Travel, Remote Area Compassionate
Travel and voluntary superannuation
contributions.
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Health Benefits
If you have private hospital
insurance and you have an excess
on that insurance the company will
reimburse $250 per FBT year if you
or a family member is required to go
into hospital.
Taking an excess on your private
hospital cover usually reduces your
annual premiums. You will need to
check with your private health fund
to see if this option is available to you.
Fatal accident subsidy scheme
If tragedy occurs and an employee
is fatally injured at work, then this
scheme is available to provide
financial benefits in respect to their
spouses, dependent children and
other dependants.
Employee Referral Program (ERP)
The ERP is an incentive program
for current employees to refer
previous colleagues or professional
acquaintances whose qualifications
and experience fit an eligible position
within our business.
Successful employment referrals can
be made by current employees who
meet the eligibility criteria. You could
be eligible to receive an incentive
payment up to $10,000 for referring
a successful candidate to an ERP
approved position.
Glencore Rewards
Glencore Rewards is the benefits
platform exclusive to Glencore
employees. Enjoy savings, discounts
and special offers at over 400
retailers Australia wide in store and
online.
Through this program employees
and their families can save hundreds
of dollars on things such as groceries
at Coles and Woolworths, household
items, holidays and much more.
Recognition and Reward
We have a range of non-financial
benefits to recognise and reward the
contribution of our employees.
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Our Recognition and Rewards
Program employs a values based
approach with monthly peer to peer
and management nominations for
safety improvements, demonstration
of our values through continuous
improvement initiatives, breaking
down silos or by being a great team
player with winners announced
quarterly. A North Queensland
Recognition Banquet event is held
annually to acknowledge quarterly
winners.
Annual Service Recognition rewards
service of 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 50
years.
Preferred Supplier
Arrangements
We have a number of arrangements
with preferred suppliers offering
various discounts to our people
including:
• Corporate Health Insurance
through Queensland Country
Health Fund (QCHF), Bupa
Australia, and Medibank Private;
• Banking institutions, mention
you are a Glencore Mount Isa
Mines employee to receive
exclusive benefits through:
»» ANZ which provides anz@
work
»» Commonwealth Bank
Australia provides a
Workplace Banking Program
(login Glencore)
»» Queensland Country Credit
Union offers competitive
banking products and
services;
• Enjoy monthly specials and
savings on computer products
across the Lenovo consumer
range with the Glencore Share
Lenovo Employee Purchase
Program;
• Shell fuel card;
• Mazda Corporate Select.
Learning and Development
We are committed to maintaining
and developing the skills of our
people. Development in line with
personal and business needs
forms part of our Learning and
Development Framework and is
intended to support the reduction
of skill gaps in our workforce and
maximise the full potential of our
people.
Professional Development
We provide support for employees
who wish to improve their capabilities
through external professional
development opportunities relevant
to their current or potential future
roles.
Professional Development Assistance
offers different categories of
support. We can provide either
a shared cost approach, or full
reimbursement for associated costs
of courses that are of direct relevance
and benefit to the business.
Costs covered may include course
fees, airfares, accommodation, paid
special leave to attend compulsory
residential schools, examination
leave, examination fees, and essential
text books and equipment.
We’ve also recently expanded
the program to include seminars,
workshops, conferences and short
professional development courses.
Permanent employees who meet the
ongoing eligibility criteria can apply.
Professional Association
Membership
Ensuring our people are up-to-date
with the latest practices in their
field and connected to a strong
professional network presents real
value to our business and our people.
Professional Association
Memberships can provide individuals
with opportunities for professional
training, access to contemporary
ideas in their area of expertise
and subscriptions to professional
publications.
Glencore will provide reimbursement
for one Professional Association
Membership per employee where
there is a business link between the
employee’s current position with the
company.
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Glencore Ambassador Program
We encourage professional
involvement from our employees
within the communities in which we
operate.
The Glencore Ambassador Program
is a voluntary program where
employees can contribute to
activities and programs for local
primary and secondary schools, local
community organisations, and at
universities and professional industry
bodies.
Apprenticeships
Glencore Mount Isa Mines offers
apprenticeships to people who
aspire to receive a trade qualification
in the area of Radio Technician,
Diesel Fitting, Fitting and Welding,
Electrical, Boilermaking and
Refrigeration Mechanic (subject
to business requirements). The
apprenticeship program allows
candidates to formalise their existing
unrecognised skills or develop
qualifications in an area they are
passionate about.
Leadership development
A variety of training programs are
conducted throughout our business
to support all leaders in developing
the skills and knowledge they
need to meet the expectations and
statutory requirements of their roles.
Dedication to workplace training
We are dedicated to providing
ongoing training that is specific and
promotes development through on
the job training and courses.
Tertiary Education Bursaries
The North Queensland Tertiary
Education Bursary, previously known
as the Tertiary Education Grant
Scheme (TEGS), provides financial
assistance to the value of $1,200 per
annum to dependants of current
employees who are required to move
away from home to complete their
full-time tertiary education.
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Leave
We are committed to ensuring you
have every opportunity to balance
personal and family responsibilities
with your working life. To support this
we offer a range of leave provisions.
Annual Leave
For staff employees on a non-
continuous roster you will be entitled
to four (4) weeks paid Annual Leave. If
you work continuous shift roster you
will be entitled to five (5) weeks paid
annual leave per annum, which will
accrue monthly.
Long Service Leave
Your Long Service Leave entitlement
is thirteen weeks after ten years
continuous service, with a pro-rata
entitlement applying after seven
years’ service. After qualifying for
the first entitlement of 13 weeks, you
will be entitled to a further pro rata
period of 6.5 weeks Long Service
Leave for each further five years’
continuous service completed.
Compassionate Leave
Upon the death of a family member
or member of your immediate
household, you will be entitled to 48
hours paid compassionate leave per
occasion. Family member includes
your spouse or de facto, child, parent
or parent in law, sibling or sibling in
law and grandparent.
Carer’s Leave
Carer’s Leave consists of up to 10
days per annum of your personal
leave entitlement and may be taken
to provide care or support to a
member of your immediate family
or household who requires such
care due to illness, injury or other
unexpected emergency.
Parental Leave
Employees who have completed one
(1) year of service and are the primary
caregiver are entitled to 52 weeks
unpaid parental leave upon the birth
or adoption of a child (12 months of
age and under).
We provide a paid portion of parental
leave for the primary care giver,
depending on length of service as
per below. The remainder of parental
leave is unpaid:
EMPLOYEE YEARS OF SERVICE PAID LEAVE
> 1 years service 6 weeks
> 5 years service 10 weeks
If you were the primary care giver
and you return from parental leave
and remain with the company for a
further 12 months you will be entitled
to a payment of eight (8) weeks
annual salary at your current rate of
pay.
Under the Government Paid
Parental Leave scheme, eligible
working parents can get 18 weeks
of government-funded Parental
Leave Pay at the rate of the National
Minimum Wage. Under the scheme,
it is an employee’s responsibility to
lodge his or her claim for Parental
Leave Pay.
For our employees who are
secondary care givers, they are
entitled to eight weeks of concurrent
unpaid parental leave in the first
year after the child’s birth under the
Fair Work Act. Glencore provides
two weeks of that concurrent
leave as paid leave (over and above
legislation).
Please consult the Parental Leave
Procedure for more information.
Other leave
Other leave benefits provided by
Mount Isa Mines include:
• Jury Service;
• Defence Reserves Leave;
• Unpaid Community Service;
• Cultural Leave;
• Approved Study Leave.
Cashing in Annual Leave
Our employees may voluntarily
cash in accrued annual leave in
accordance with the Fair Work Act.
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Health and Lifestyle
We provide a range of health and
lifestyle benefits for our employees
and their families.
Employee Assistance Program
(EAP)
The EAP includes voluntary and
confidential counselling services
for employees and their immediate
family members through Assure
Programs to assist with resolving
personal, family and work issues
which are impacting on your health
or quality of life.
24/7 crisis emergency counselling
and I-Care (Indigenous Cultural
Assist and Response for Employees)
counselling support is available as
well as a broad range of holistic
services including financial
advice, introductory legal advice,
introductory dietary advice, wellbeing
coaching and e-counselling.
Stay in touch programs
We offer programs that provide
a flexible and practical way of
maintaining professional contact
with your department during
periods of parental leave. It is a
way of providing a network for you
and maintaining that all important
link to your department and your
colleagues.
Healthy lifestyle
We regularly promote health
initiatives throughout the year and
encourage employee participation.
These may include skin checks, flu
vaccinations, Quit Smoking, etc.
All initiatives are promoted via our
intranet as well as notice boards on
site.
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Supporting our schools • RACQ LifeFlight Rescue
Helicopter - $150,000 annually
Glencore Mount Isa Mines works
closely with local schools to provide • Mount Isa PCYC to refurbish the
work experience and a range of PCYC – $218,600
in kind support that ultimately
creates a pipeline of employment Workplace Giving Program
opportunities for students into the
resources sector. The Workplace Giving Program is
a simple and effective way for you
Corporate Social Investment
to regularly donate to a community
Programs
organisation with deductible gift
Since 2004 our Corporate Social recipient status. We are committed
Investment Programs have provided to supporting the community
almost $36 million in the north through the following organisations:
Queensland communities of Mount
Isa, Cloncurry, Camooweal, Townsville
• Australian Red Cross
and Bowen and more broadly
throughout Queensland, forming • Blue Care Nursing
partnerships with charities, schools,
• Laura Johnson Home
community groups and government
departments to help make a • Leukaemia Foundation
difference to people across our
• Good Shepherd Catholic Parish
region. These programs demonstrate
our commitment to Queensland • National Heart Foundation
and our belief that communities
• RACQ LifeFlight Rescue
should benefit from our operations,
Helicopter
both in the short term and long
term. Together these initiatives form • Royal Children’s Hospital
our Corporate Social Investment Foundation (RCHF) Queensland
program supporting three key
• Salvation Army
areas capacity building, health and
environment. Some examples of • Townsville Hospital Foundation
partnerships include:
• Mount Isa Hospital Oral Health Your donation will be deducted from
Clinic – $2 million your pay prior to tax being deducted,
and the donation will be sent directly
• Royal Flying Doctor Service
to the community organisation of
redevelopment of the Mount Isa
your choice.
base – $2 million
For information regarding our
• Cloncurry Shire Council for the
Workplace Giving Program and how
Cloncurry Community Precinct –
to join, please contact your Payroll
$2.75 million
Office.
• Ronald McDonald House
North Queensland supporting
the construction of a new 12
bedroom facility – $1 million
• Mount Isa Family Fun Park – $1
million
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