Companies do not pay pensions. That is left to a mix of a government-paid pension and individual retirement savings accounts (superannuation). Saving for retirement in Australia is compulsory.
As for workman's compensation, Rio have the best safety record of the majors. They have a fairly unyielding OH&S culture. My old man needed dozens of tickets to do his work. He'd need to justify climbing a ladder and log it.
Meanwhile, over in BHP, somebody seems to die every few months.
In the North Sea, you're not allowed to lift anything heavier than 40 lbs by hand (you need lifting equipment/machinery). These rules are there to ensure that workers can't be forced to do dangerous work. You said it yourself; having strict safety procedures leads to fewer deaths.
And climbing a ladder can be more dangerous than you'd think. Imagine it's a 10-meter ladder on top of some tall-ish structure. Falling down could easily cripple or kill you. The only reason this seems like a stupid safety measure is because people do it in civilian life all the time, without thinking about the (small but serious) risk. Such risks are things you see all the time when operating at scale.
Companies do not pay pensions. That is left to a mix of a government-paid pension and individual retirement savings accounts (superannuation). Saving for retirement in Australia is compulsory.
As for workman's compensation, Rio have the best safety record of the majors. They have a fairly unyielding OH&S culture. My old man needed dozens of tickets to do his work. He'd need to justify climbing a ladder and log it.
Meanwhile, over in BHP, somebody seems to die every few months.