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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

Thank you for letting us make you rich: claims of ‘bizarre’ culture in Gina Rinehart’s company

Composite of Gina Rinehart with truck behind
Gina Rinehart gives out lucrative bonuses at Christmas to Hancock Prospecting staff as part of what is known as ‘the chairman’s profit scheme’. Composite: Victoria Hart/Getty Images/Guardian design

Insiders at Australia’s biggest private company – Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting – have lifted the veil on what they describe as a “bizarre” culture within the organisation that includes annual requests to thank Australia’s richest person.

While not compulsory, the thank you messages are encouraged by senior executives and are requested across the company, including from workers at its mine sites.

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