An employer of choice

Geodynamics is striving to become an employer of choice. The company employs people on terms that provide competitive and attractive benefits and conditions according to accepted principles of equal opportunity and open market forces.

Geodynamics seeks to provide its people with a package of remuneration and benefits that are market competitive and performance focused and which encourage people to use their full range of capabilities in their work for the Company.

Geodynamics seeks to provide a total employment experience that uses a range of tangible and intangible employment based elements, but also endeavors to capture the challenge and experience of working for the Company as a positive element in attracting and retaining high quality people.

The company has grown to seventy-five full time equivalent employees at the time of writing. Vital skills in sub-surface engineering and technology disciplines have been recruited into the company.

The culture within Geodynamics is driven by the company’s values. The poster overleaf helps to explain our values and how they are working within the company.

Training and Development

Geodynamics has developed a proactive approach to training and development of our people to prepare for the challenges ahead to grow and develop the organisation. Processes such as regular performance reviews and communications with staff assist Line Managers in developing an understanding of particular knowledge, experience and skills of employees and those that will further enhance the performance of individual employees and the business as a whole.

Employees are encouraged to develop additional skills and experience to better equip them to more effectively perform their roles within the company. This year has seen a range of employees undertaking training and development opportunities across a broad range of skill areas. Training and development has been undertaken in four wheel drive training, first aid, auditing in Health and Safety, rig management and specialist drilling courses to name a few.

Development of people will keep them challenged, engaged and productive, and will assist with growth of the organisation through the development of a strong internal talent pool.

Occupational Health and Safety

The health and safety lessons learned from the Habanero 3 incident have added to the valuable knowledge base within the Company. Geodynamics is now recalibrating towards minimising risk and implementing robust corporate risk management processes. In 2009, Geodynamics has shown a marked improvement in the Company’s health and safety process; demonstrated by zero injuries during the Habanero 3 well incident and during drilling activities. These are important achievements due to the dedication of all employees embracing the safety message; ‘Nothing is so important it can’t be done safely’. The recruitment of key personnel in the field of Health and Safety has ensured that the Company implement a robust Health and Safety Management System, supported by procedures and industry best practice Standards.

Other activities during the year involved implementing actions from the 2008 external Health and Safety Audit and finalising twenty core procedures that support relevant Standards while the remaining procedures have been drafted ready for internal review.

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