Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,421 total reviews)

Simon Trott

59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,421 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rio Tinto employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Oct 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pay starts high, but will not appreciate well over time. Newer employees get offered more than employees that stay.

Cons

management is terrible, bad leaders that will expect you to work many extra hours and micro manage your tasks

2.0
Jun 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits: private health, pension, phone, flexi working

Cons

Toxic work culture, management by intimidation, sexist policies, racism prevalent. Bad organisation and data management.

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