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More than 100 BHP workers cut for sexual and racial harassment, but total complaints fall sharply
BHP sacked more than 100 workers for sexual and racial harassment last financial year, but total complaints of misconduct have fallen sharply.
The mining giant's annual report, released with its full-year results on Tuesday, reveal it proved 102 complaints of sexual harassment as well as 24 cases of racial harassment, across its global workforce of 91,000 employees and contractors, in the 2025 financial year.
All but six of the 126 offenders lost their jobs or resigned because of the misconduct, it said.
Of the proven sexual harassment complaints, 31 involved sexualised and indecent touching, 36 sexually aggressive comments, stalking, grooming or image-based harassment, and 33 other forms of sexual harassment, including conversations and jokes.
Addressing sexual harassment has become a key focus of the mining industry since 2021 when a series of reports revealed an alarming spate of sexual assaults and harassment across the fly-in, fly-out sector, triggering a WA parliamentary inquiry.
The subsequent crackdown has empowered staff to call out misbehaviour and appears to be reining in misconduct.
Total complaints, or 'business conduct concerns' at BHP across the 2025 financial year fell sharply from 5087 in 2024 to 3515, 40 per cent of them made anonymously.
Of the 3515 complaints, more than half - 1873 - related to harassment and bullying, down 35 per cent on a year earlier. The other concerns included allegations of discrimination, fraud or cyber breaches.
The report also disclosed that BHP chief executive Mike Henry's pay increased 16 per cent on a statutory basis to $US8.51 million in the 2025 financial year, including a $US1.65m cash bonus.
On a realised basis, which is a better measure of take-home pay, his remuneration increased from $US8.5m to $US8.9m.
Australian boss Geraldine Slattery took home $US4.6m, up from $US4.3m.
