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GOLD FIELDS GROUP | Although they vary between locations, typical benefits include vacation, maternity and paternity leave, sick leave, medical support, pensions and life insurance as well as healthcare services. Full-time permanent employees are provided with pension, healthcare, additional leave and Group “life benefits”, which are not provided to part-time employees. Part-time employees are also not eligible for annual incentives, while full-time employees are. |
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AUSTRALIA | In Australia full-time and part time permanent employees are provided with annual increases, redundancy, pension, health care allowance, Group ‘life benefits’, salary continuance and annual or quarterly production bonuses/benefits with part timers receiving a pro rata entitlement. Casual and most fixed term employees are not entitled to a annual or quarterly production bonuses, an annual increase or redundancy benefit. Casual employees are also not eligible for the health allowance. |
Employees can join any Superannuation Fund (pension fund) of their choice in Australia. The default fund for Gold Fields is Plum. Other typical employee benefits in Australia include: Private Health Insurance, loyalty (long service) awards, life insurance, salary continuance insurance, employee referral reward programme, professional subscriptions, educational assistance, annual/carers leave, long service leave, paid parental and partner leave, purchase annual leave. |
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AMERICAS | Permanent employees that are provided with annual increase, annual bonus and quarterly production bonuses, health care allowance, scholarship, insurance life, Flex Benefit Program: Flex Cash (e.g. Salary Advance, Profits Advance & Annual Integral Remuneration for official), Flex Benefit (e.g. GF Treasures), Flex Time (e.g. Summer Friday), Flex Training (e.g. High Performance Center) |
Employees working in higher risk positions have two additional benefits including: 1. Increase in employee contributions to the retirement scheme 2. Complimentary retirement fund for mining and metallurgy positions |
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SOUTH AFRICA | In South Africa typical benefits include vacation, maternity and paternity leave, sick leave, medical support, pensions (In South Africa our employees rely on three main pension funds) and life insurance as well as annual bonus/ production bonus depending on grade and long term incentive schemes depending on grade and eligibility. |
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WEST AFRICA | In West Africa, benefits include a provident fund, social security fund, health care & healthcare for dependants, annual bonus, retention bonus, long-term incentives, long service awards, company accommodation or housing allowance, annual and educational assistance.Part-time employees are not eligible for for these benefits. |
Free medical for employee and registered dependants |