Rinehart blames Hancock pay gap on ‘helping women’ into mining

Michael Bailey and Yolanda Redrup

Mar 7, 2024 – 5.00am

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Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart says a push to bring on more female truck drivers at her Pilbara mines to help them enter the industry has made Hancock Prospecting’s gender pay gap worse because they are some of the company’s lowest paid roles.

The privately held mining company pays its male employees 25 per cent more than women at the median point, and the pay gap narrows to 22 per cent when bonuses, overtime and other financial benefits are included, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney.

Yolanda Redrup is the editor of the AFR Rich List. She previously reported on technology, healthcare and Street Talk.