Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,427 total reviews)

Simon Trott

61% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 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 Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Dec 19, 2012

IT Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very BIG world wide project

Cons

Work life balance, career progression is too slow.

1.0
Dec 17, 2012

Lots of promise but disappointing on the delivery

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employee benefits are amazing - 16 weeks paid maternity leave in addition to the gov't scheme, subsidised private health, very generous annual training budget and possibility of jobs worldwide.

Cons

Very conservative culture with lots of red tape and a seemingly anti-innovation sentiment that contradicts the advertised company values. It's very rare to be promoted internally, most employees that are have left and come back a few years later in higher positions.

2.0
Dec 14, 2012

Politics or Business

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good Pay - Company pays/reimburses for safety shoes/glasses

Cons

- Unless you participate in office politics, you will be held back ( you have to kiss a lot of backside) - A blind eye is often the norm for the favorite employees - Supervisors' workloads are stretched beyond belief - Management does not practice what they preach (do as I say - not as I do) - The HR department is a revolving door which leads to inconsistencies in policies & procedures

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