Rio Tinto defends not stripping bonuses from executives who left amid Juukan Gorge outcry
“Instead, it was more appropriate that the three executives’ employment be terminated by mutual agreement (acknowledging the potential adverse effect that this may have on their longer-term careers).” Laidlaw said under Rio’s new pay arrangements, compliance with policy, environmental, social and governance measures would make up 15% of short-term bonuses. This will be achieved by reducing the proportion of bonuses linked to individual performance from 30% to 15%. “We have also importantly introduced a specific ability to apply malus and clawback if in the future there is a material...