Employee benefits

Remuneration
As an employee your benefits will include the following:

• You will receive a competitive base salary.
• Your base salary will be reviewed annually taking into account your individual performance, business and economic factors.
• You will have regular discussions with your manager to review performance, identify relevant career and development opportunities and plan appropriate actions.
• You will be paid monthly into bank accounts of your choice.

Allowances
A number of roles located in the Pilbara also attract allowances. Allowances are determined by role requirements; however, some common allowances include the following:

• Residential allowances (coastal) - for employees living in the towns of Dampier, Karratha and Wickham.
• Residential allowances (inland) - for employees living in the towns of Pannawonica, Paraburdoo and Tom Price.
• Fly-in-fly-out and commute allowances - for employees based at the Brockman, West Angelas, Marandoo, Hope Downs or Yandicoogina operations.
• Superannuation - in addition to the company contribution, the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund offers investment choice and insurance benefits. You will also be able to salary package your superannuation contributions.
• Housing assistance (new home buyer- Labrador City only).
• Salary packaging arrangements.

Other benefits
Depending on where you are working in Rio Tinto's Iron Ore group, other employee benefits may include but are not limited to the following:

• Relocation assistance for employees moving to a new town - including support for costs associated with children's education.
• Remote area holiday travel allowance for flights to Perth from Pilbara towns.
• Subsidised private medical insurance and a safety net for medical expenses not covered by Medicare or health insurance.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Employee incentive scheme linked to company performance.
• Rio Tinto Share Savings Scheme - an optional programme to purchase discounted shares.
• Comprehensive pension, disability and insurance coverage for IOC employees.
• Air travel benefit (Labrador City only).

Discount offers from some of our key suppliers are also available to employees.