HR Business Partner - Anonymous employee Rio Tinto Employee Review

5.0
4 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Space for growth in global company. Constant changing environment allows you to work with a diverse group of people.

Cons

Leadership has a hard time understanding the how to make major changes happen. The theory is great but operationalizing it is the difficult aspect in such a large company. Another aspect of improvement would be in how we are reviewing our leaders. There are leaders that needs to be more aware of the impact of their decision and actions. If Rio Tinto had a process to enable that feedback in a formal way I think some leaders would gain a lot from it - although I would say this is for a minority.

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5.0
18 Feb 2026
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Pros

Benefits are fantastic, employee share program, inexpensive insurance options with generous HSA contributions ($3000 per year), ample opportunities for career growth for those willing to relocate (internationally sometimes)

Cons

Mining is cyclic, layoffs are always a looming threat, depending on role 50-60 hr work week is common

3.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Local environment is very friendly and laid back. Everyone is helpful. The benefit package is nice as well. We do get the option to purchase company shares, 100% company match up to 6% for 401k plus additional deposits.

Cons

Our company was recently purchased by Rio Tinto and their IT groups are very secular and specialized which makes it hard to communicate and get things resolved. I’ve also compared my salary to others with the same job title within manufacturing companies in my state and found my salary is way below the benchmark.

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