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       From five-star restaurant lunches to exclusive gym access at its $130
       million Osborne Park headquarters, there are no shortage of perks for
       employees of billionaire Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.
        
       But the mining magnate is now stepping up his pursuit of a competitive
       edge in the razor-tight labour market, offering cheap, onsite
       childcare as part of an ambitious plan to increase female
       participation and bolster its workforce by 25 per cent.
        
       Mineral Resources' Osborne Park headquarters.Credit: Mineral
       Resources.
        
       This morning, Ellison told the Macquarie Australia Conference in
       Sydney the $15 billion company intended to have a 10,000-strong
       workforce by December and was taking steps to make the company a more
       attractive place to work.
        
       And that extended to further additions at its sprawling 13-storey
       Perth headquarters, which also boasts a café with heavily subsidised
       coffee, a health centre and an in-house psychologist.
        
       "In our head office, we serve over 1000 lunches a day, five-star
       lunches, we've got a gym with about 1500 membership, and I'm building
       a daycare centre to accommodate about 140 kids," he told the
       conference.
        
       "So ladies, if you want to come and work for me, 20 bucks a day for
       your kids' [childcare]."
        
       The billionaire also revealed, despite allegedly not being allowed to,
       the diversified mining services company was establishing its own
       airline, allowing employees greater choice in where they spent their
       downtime.
        
       And the job perks extend to Mineral Resources' mine sites, where the
       size of individual accommodation has quadrupled and amenities have
       received major upgrades.
        
       "I mean, it's like coming home to a resort. We're creating a lifestyle
       and we're making ourselves the go-to place, and it's working," he
       said.
        
        
        
        
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