Diversity
Coal & Allied encourages gender and ethnic diversity in our workforce. 
We employ on the basis of job requirements and do not discriminate on ground of age, ethnic or social origin, gender, sexual orientation, politics or religion. Exceptions are made to favour local employment where local laws provide. We do not employ forced, bonded or child labour.
We aim to build gender diversity in our workforce by targeting women from non traditional mining roles and actively employing local Indigenous people through our Indigenous Employment Strategy.
Results
In 2007 our target was to increase gender diversity of our workforce by targeting women from non traditional mining roles in the recruitment process. In 2007 we employed 103 females.
In 2007 we also committed to continuing implementation of the Coal & Allied Indigenous Employment Strategy. This strategy is a combination of direct employment, encouraging contractors to employ indigenous people and supporting the development indigenous owned enterprises to provide services to the mines.
As part of the indigenous employment strategy, in 2007 Hunter Valley Operations ran a pilot programme which provided support and facilities for 5 indigenous trainees to become operators contracting by companies working at the operation.
In 2008 our targets are to:
- Grow employee numbers by site and gender
- Increase diversity of our workforce by targeting people from non-traditional mining roles
- Integrate indigenous employment into the Coal & Allied contract management system
- Continue implementation of the Coal & Allied indigenous employment strategy with a specific focus on Clermont Mine.
