Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,426 total reviews)

Simon Trott

62% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,426 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
1.0
Nov 7, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation & benefits. Good for you to grow if you know someone in higher management of if you know how to play office politics.

Cons

Driven by Australians. No career prospects and career path for you if you are a non Australian even if you are located in another region. All top positions are filled by Australians. Highly political. The only way to survive is keep your boss happy and continue playing as much dirty office politics as you can. Performance does not matters.

2.0
Nov 6, 2014

Lost their way after the boom

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Good remuneration packages. * Option of residential or FIFO at a number of locations. * If you are fortunate enough to have a good leader, they can assist in career progression. * Community involvement and support is strong in residential RTIO towns. * Good equipment provided from machinery to LV's, in new condition and well maintained. * Duty of care to safety is taken responsibly by majority of employees.

Cons

* During the boom, there was a rush to put 'bums on seats' as a result, a number of individuals that weren't fairly suited to the mining industry were employed in various roles. A number of these individuals have maintained employment within the company and gained promotions to level of decision makers, but are not necessarily competent or respected, this is creating disharmony in many areas throughout the business. * Nepotism & cronyism is rife throughout the business. * Training is not well executed and opportunities for training are poor. * Very, VERY poor support for employee's suffering with mental health issues, most colleagues that I am aware of, will not disclose mental health issues &/or use of anti-depressants/other medications, for fear they will be targeted or dismissed on ground of not being suitable for the role. * Left hand doesn't talk to the right, communication of interface operations is poor. * HR are difficult to contact, rarely respond and are strongly company biased. * When a leader targets an employee, there is no support provided to stop bullying/victimisation.

3.0
Nov 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee benefits and flexible working times are good. The company has huge potential to share knowledge at all levels and build a strong technical base and great leadership. Unfortunately the company doesn't make use of this opportunity.

Cons

Overall company vision is not embraced by individual managers who do not have a clear strategy or vision for their subordinates to embrace creating detachment between company goals and team performance. Inadequate communication with employees on situations directly affecting them.

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