Integrated Annual Report 2015
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Management Processes 
Remuneration linked to strategy

Remuneration overview

Remuneration mix
(elements)
Employee categories
Management and executives Collective bargaining categories
Executive management Senior
management
Middle
management
A, B and C band
F band E band D band
Guaranteed remuneration Basic salary Increase based on:
  • Performance
  • External market
  • Internal equity
  • Affordability
  • Collective bargaining considerations
Increase based on:
  • Wage negotiations
  • External market
  • Affordability
Benefits
  • Retirement fund: employer and employee contributions
  • Medical funding: employer and employee contributions
  • Housing: company accommodation and accommodation allowances
Allowances
  • Area specific
  • Job specific
Variable remuneration Short-term incentives (STI) Annual STI
  • Strategic business targets
    • Volume, value, quality, cost, capital and cash flow
    • Safety, health, environment and community
  • Individual performance
Monthly and quarterly STI
  • Business unit targets
  • Production team targets
  • Safety targets
Long-term incentives (LTI) Not applicable CSP no performance targets Not applicable
Conditional Share Plan (CSP) – performance targets Not applicable
Share Appreciation Rights Not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable Employee Share Ownership Plan

Management remuneration

Management and executive employees are remunerated on a guaranteed package basis. These packages and increases to or adjustments thereof are based on the following principles:

  • Remuneration is based on individual performance. This is measured through our performance management system where key performance indicators (KPIs) are contracted and assessed.
  • External competitiveness is benchmarked in accordance with our remuneration strategy against the 50th percentile of the market for most employees and against the 75th percentile of the market for high level performers, HDSA employees and critical skills.
  • Internal equity is achieved through internal benchmarks taking into account variation due to circumstantial allowances and performance.
  • Affordability is determined prior to recommendation to the remuneration committee of the board for approval.

Total remuneration is informed by the strategic elements listed below:

  Key performance indicators   Chief executive  
officer  
(%) 
Financial  
director  
(%) 
Senior  
executives  
(%) 
Other
executives (%) 
  Vision and strategy
Sustainability
Leadership and people
Stakeholder engagement  
35.0   45.0   59.0   64.0  
  Operational excellence   14.0   7.5   5.6   6.4  
  Safety, health, environment and community   19.0   12.5   9.8   9.7  
  Individual projects   7.0   10.0   4.8   3.2  
  Total shareholder return   20.0   20.0   16.7   13.3  
  EBITDA   5.0   5.0   4.2   3.3  
      100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0