TERM 1
Slide 2 - Overview
DEFINITION 1
- Teck is a diversified resource comp any committed to responsible
mining and mineral development wit h business units focused on
copper, zinc, steel making coal and e nergy. - Teck Resources is a
top company in BC as they rank num ber 3 on BCs Top 100
businesses. - Tecks organizational structure is a mechanistic one,
the company has a board of directors with 14 people and the CEO
on sits at the top. These directors ov ersee different departments
and locations of Teck and then at ea ch location there are more
layers of the organization with manag ers, supervisors, and
laborerjobs.
TERM 2
Slide 2 - Overview
Cont.
DEFINITION 2
The company doesnt have a set mission s tatement but they have a page
on their site called Commitments, which ou tlines their commitments to
the company. They also have a list of their values, which are safety,
sustainability, integrity, respect, excellence, a nd courage. In addition,
they have a page for their goals. They put up their short-term goals which
change every 5 years, these are things su ch as improving recruitment
and training and they post the progress th ey have made from them.
Long term 2030 goals are put up as wel l and these are things such as, to
eliminate injuries in the company and beco ming a more diverse
workplace.
TERM 3
Slide 3 - History
DEFINITION 3
- Teck Resources began in 1906 a s the Consolidated Mining and Smelting
Company of Canada, formed by the unio n of different units controlled by
the Canadian Pacific Railway. They then m erged with a Gold mine called,
Teck-Hughes Gold Mines Limited in 1986. And the merging lead to the
name change to Teck Cominco in July 200 1. Later, Teck Cominco began
rebranding itself and finally, on April 23 ma de the legal name of the
company Teck Resources Ltd. -The H eadquarters of Teck is in Vancouver
BC, while Teck has 20 locations across Ca nada, the US, Peru, and Chile.
Overall the company employs around 10, 000 people worldwide.
TERM 4
Slide 3 - History
Cont.
DEFINITION 4
- One of the locations happens to be where Im from, Trail BC in the Kootenays. In
the past, Teck has been under scrutiny for vi olating environmental laws and
standards. This smelter in Trail, had been su ed by people down in the states for
polluting the river since it flows down into th em. Later, Teck ended up confessing
to polluting the upper stretch of the Columbi a River for nearly a century between
1896 and 1995. Since then, Teck has come a long way and have now made
environmental and social performance a prior ity, and they have been recognized
for this. Awards for safety, reclamation and su stainable development are all
available for the public on their website, in th eir sustainability report.
TERM 5
Slide 4 - 1
DEFINITION 5
- To start our HR audit, well be talking abou t employee portals, the
recruitment process, selection, and training and development programs.-
Portal: Since we are not employees of Teck we cant gain access to their
human resources management system o r employee portal, but we can
see job postings on the website and their c areer application system. From
this system, applicants can create a profile , upload their resume, and
connect their linked in profile. The company can then review your profile.
- Another web portal that Teck has is their W histle-blower hotline and
portal. This is where employees can repor t any violations or concerns in
the company in a confidential way. -
