In today’s fast-evolving mining landscape, major industry players are compelled to revisit their labor policies and compensation frameworks. Recently, an Australian mining union announced that Rio Tinto – the world’s leading iron ore producer – has agreed to adjust its compensation policy for workers at the Paraburdoo project in Australia’s Pilbara region. This policy update seeks to address delays in flight schedules for employees employed under the Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) model and signals a meaningful shift in the way one of the industry’s giants handles employee welfare.