Employee Participation and Representation

Employees are key to all aspects of Hulamin's performance and future success. Hulamin's employee representation strategy is based on open communication and consultation with its employees and their representatives.

Responsibilities and structures

Responsibility for employee relations lies jointly with the Human Resources (HR) executive and line management.

Formal communication with employees and their representatives takes place regularly and at various levels, including the Departmental Action Forums (DAFs), where employees meet with line management, and the Employee Relations Committee (ERC), where employee representatives meet with senior management. In addition, employees regularly engage with management through weekly Visual Felt Leadership structures.

Policies and procedures

Hulamin's grievance and disciplinary policies and procedures are in place. These are guidelines for both employees and management when dealing with disciplinary and grievance procedures in the workplace and a disciplinary code is given to all employees on commencement of employment.

66% of Hulamin employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

No time was lost due to work stoppages, strikes or stay-aways during 2010.