Labour practice

Being part of a global group - the opportunity of secondment

See Labour Practice: Bridging the language divide

Adult Basic Education and training for all

See Labour Practice: Taking training to the community

The AngloGold Ashanti bursary scheme: developing engineers for the future

The company currently supports 88 students in various disciplines – with 26 of them in the engineering field. Some R10.8 million was spent on the bursary programme in 2005.

Orderly closure at Ergo - social plan for employees

In 2005 a total of 605 employees were retrenched in a phased retrenchment programme. Retrenched employees may take advantage of skills training which is valid for a period of three months from the date of retrenchment.

As at the end of December 2005, a total of 722 former Ergo employees had received skills training in a number of fields. Training, which includes driving, plumbing, carpentry and welding, is now conducted on an individual basis. Ergo has employed the services of St Anthony’s, a church-based organisation, to conduct this training at a cost of R2 500 per employee.

Ergo’s social plan commitments, including future forum initiatives and meetings, stress counselling, business start-ups, community upliftment and involvement, and limited redeployment to other AngloGold Ashanti operations, will continue until the retrenchment programme is finally completed in 2008.

Implementing fall of ground regulations

See Safety and health: Fall of ground management in South Africa