As a responsible gold miner, Ramelius understands that the well-being and development of its people are essential to achieving sustainable growth and contributing positively to the communities in which it operates. Ramelius are committed to fostering a culture of safety excellence, where every employee is empowered to take ownership of their safety and the safety of their colleagues. Ramelius strives to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace, supporting employee growth through training and development opportunities. To support its decision making, Ramelius engages regularly with employees for their feedback which supports the Company to conduct business safely and responsibly. Ramelius aims to ensure that its employees are fulfilled, engaged, and motivated to reach their full potential.
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At Ramelius, the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, contractors and visitors are paramount to everything we do. Ramelius aims to create a physically and mentally healthy working environment that with improves workforce participation and social inclusion.
Our Health and Safety Policy, along with our Safety Management Standards (SMS) underpins the development and application of rigorous health and safety systems and standards at corporate and the site level. These SMS provide clear guidelines and expectations for managing health and safety, addressing hazards through identification, assessment, and control to minimise risks.
The Health and Safety Policy and SMS are core elements of our RMS Mine Safety Management System (MSMS), which encompasses a suite of documents, including policies, standards, risk assessments and guidelines. Site Management, led by the appointed Site Senior Executive or Exploration Manager, is responsible for implementing these standards at the site level, ensuring consistency and thorough application.
Ramelius is committed to minimising the risk of harm and supporting physical and mental health and wellbeing by:
Ramelius strives to enhance our proactive safety systems and strategies across all sites. We regularly develop and standardise systems for existing sites while seamlessly integrating these processes into new sites.
Each site is supported by a dedicated group of Emergency Response Team (ERT) volunteers who work alongside full-time safety emergency personnel to maintain a high level of emergency preparedness. The optimal number of ERT members at each site is determined through a comprehensive analysis of the specific activities and workforce size. The ERT comprises both employees and contractors, ensuring a diverse and capable team ready to respond to emergencies.
Ramelius acknowledges the higher risk nature of the mining industry and is committed to prioritising best practices in health and safety. We maintain a very low tolerance for non-compliance with our safety management system and are dedicated to preventing harm to individuals.
Ramelius uses the INX system for management of health and safety data which covers onboarding compliances, training records, incident reporting, investigation actions and outcomes.
Significant incidents require a more comprehensive investigation to be completed. Incident Cause Analysis Method (ICAM) is the Ramelius formal investigation method preferred for all incidents that require detailed analysis based on either risk or regularity of occurrence. The ICAM process enables identification of systemic health, safety or environmental deficiencies, assists investigation teams to identify root causes, contributing factors, corrective and preventative actions. It is expected that all directors, executives, employees, and contractors contribute to a culture which prioritises an injury free and healthy workplace by valuing safe work practices through leadership, supervision and action . All personnel must take personal responsibility for their safety, health and wellbeing by:
Ramelius have established talent attraction, development and retention strategies. This includes a robust, professional recruitment and onboarding experience with feedback surveys to continuously improve service delivery.
Ramelius offers its employees the opportunities and assistance to advance their education and skillsets. This supports their performance and increases opportunities for career advancement. Robust onboarding and ongoing training programs ensure employees and contractors are provided with the information, instruction and training to effectively carry out their health and safety responsibilities and undertake effective risk management strategies to minimise risk of injury to themselves and others.
Leadership capability is a focus for Ramelius, with the formal rollout of the Leadership Development Program. The workshops are delivered to Supervisors, Superintendents, Managers and the Executive team and incorporates the people, health and safety, environmental and financial responsibilities all leaders in the organisation perform.
An annual Performance Review Program provides a supported process to ensure work performance is effectively planned and aligns to the Company strategy. The program allows employees and their leaders to track progress, recognise achievements and highlight specific projects, events or skills. All employees are measured against the Company values and their safety commitment which reinforces and rewards positive behavioural qualities.
The program is a platform to:
Ramelius prioritise talent attraction by ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. Real-time surveys measure candidate feedback and new employees’ onboarding experiences during their initial six months.
In a competitive employment market, we clearly define our value proposition and consistently highlight our remuneration and benefits package. Employee remuneration is based on responsibility, technical skills, and industry benchmarks to maintain consistency and inclusivity across the company.
Ramelius offers diverse Graduate and Vacation workplace opportunities across our operations, including open pit, underground, and exploration settings. We are dedicated to supporting entry level opportunities and offering positions to encourage STEM participation in our industry through academic study scholarships to establishing professional, rewarding careers.
Ramelius understands that its current and future prosperity relies on the success of its workforce. Its priority is to always ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of its workforce and providing opportunities for employees to fulfil their potential.
Ramelius encourages and supports a workplace that fosters inclusivity, diversity, and equity. It strives to provide a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, in which people are treated with respect, equity, dignity, and fairness. This is reflected in the Ramelius Diversity and Inclusion Policy, Code of Conduct Policy, and Workplace Behaviour Procedure.
Ramelius has in place a Gender Diversity & Inclusion Strategy to support diversity commitments. This strategy communicates an expectation for yearly improvement on its diversity commitments across the Group. Ramelius have improved how it measures employment data for gender, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employment, and community engagement. This information is provided to the Executive and Board on a monthly basis. Ramelius also report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and continue to be represented on the Chamber Minerals & Energy (CME) Diversity & Inclusion and Workforce Capability Reference Groups.
Ramelius benchmark individual remuneration levels and utilise established remuneration practices against quantitative, industry relevant data. It conducts internal parity comparisons to ensure ongoing internal and external alignment. Ramelius conducts gender pay gap analysis, like-for-like comparison and parity reviews on appointments, promotions and transfers for all employees.
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