Our labour relations are guided by the intent of relevant employment legislation and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At all our operations our approach is to provide for:

• All our employees to have the right to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work including safe working conditions
• Everyone who works for OZ Minerals has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself/herself and family an existence worthy of human dignity
• Everyone has the right to freedom of association and to receive adequate training to perform their job
• All employees to have open and honest communication in relation to all matters affecting them

We deliver on these rights by:

• Always complying with employment law as a minimum
• Providing every employee with a written contract of employment which clearly details terms and conditions of employment
• Requiring all employees to comply with our Code of Conduct which outlines the ethical standards of behaviour demanded of directors, managers and employees
• Having company policies dealing with equal employment opportunity and harassment and sexual discrimination
• Running awareness sessions on the behavioural standards expected of all directors, managers and employees
• Driving safe working practices using our safety management system and setting safety targets for managers as part of their annual performance assessment
• Supporting a company Intranet to enable employees to have electronic access to all information affecting them

OZ Minerals is committed to hearing the collective voice of its workforce and uses employee perception surveys to receive feedback on a wide range of issues which impact employees and help management to develop action plans to address suggestions and issues of concern.

OZ Minerals employees are engaged under a range of employment instruments. Mining operators at Century mine in Queensland are covered by an Interim Individual Transitional Employment Agreement (ITEA). At Avebury process operators were engaged through an ITEA and contractors working underground and employed by the operation’s mining contractor, Barminco, were covered by a Certified Agreement. Underground miners at Rosebery in Tasmania are employed under an Underground Certified Agreement. This agreement is scheduled to expire in February 2009 and in anticipation of this, negotiations to replace the agreement commenced in late 2008. All other employees are engaged under an individual contract of employment.

Employees at Australian operations are free to choose whether or not to become members of a union and the company does not discriminate between union and non-union workers. Lao employees at our Sepon operations are voluntary members of the Lao trade union which is affiliated with the Government of Laos Ministry of Labour.

All employees receive a fair salary based on skills, experience and competitive market rates. These market rates are validated on a regular basis through external remuneration surveys.

All employees who work in Australia contribute to superannuation through the Australian Government Superannuation Guarantee Contribution. Expatriates who work in countries other than Australia are not required to make this contribution. Employees have choice in the selection of superannuation funds. Employees in Indonesia are required to contribute to the government run pension fund and employees in Laos contribute to the Government Health Fund.

OZ Minerals is proud of its record in labour relations and continually strives to maintain harmonious relations with all employees.