(G4-DMA) At Mosaic, the strength of our business relies on the commitment of an exceptional global team of employees. We are dedicated to preserving a safe, healthy and respectful work environment for an engaged, inclusive workforce. Mosaic’s Environmental Health and Safety Management System, aligned to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ANSI-Z10, integrates internationally-regarded best management practices into our operations while affirming our ongoing safe and environmentally responsible performance. Continuous improvement is part of our culture and sustainability initiatives. Our updated Sustainability Targets include a goal to reduce incidents and injuries, and improve year over year performance. Globally, all Mosaic employees, service providers and contractors are held to the same high standards outlined in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

(G4-10, G4-13) Whether working in our mines, distribution facilities or offices— our employees are part of a global Mosaic team that is richly diverse in skills, experiences and backgrounds. As of Dec. 31, 2014, Mosaic employed 8,717 regular employees.

In 2014, we completed the acquisitions of the Florida phosphate assets of CF Industries, Inc., and Archer Daniels Midland Company’s fertilizer distribution businesses in Brazil and Paraguay. These two acquisitions resulted in the addition of approximately 1,100 employees.

Additional changes made as part of Mosaic’s business strategy directly resulted in approximately 300 permanent workforce reductions. The current and potential profitability of each of the affected operations did not meet shareholder return objectives. We diligently managed the transitioning of employees in accordance with our Code of Ethics and values. This topic is covered in greater detail by our 2014 10-K.

• In 2014, Mosaic reduced its workforce as part of a $500 million cost savings initiative in its two business units and our corporate support functions. Employees who were impacted by job loss were provided notice and career transition services.

• On July 23, 2014, we announced our decision to permanently discontinue production of muriate of potash (MOP) at our Carlsbad, N.M., facility and transition the facility to exclusive production of our highly valued K-Mag^® product line. The decision was based on the quality of the ore in the Carlsbad basin and the age of the facility’s infrastructure. The final date for production of MOP was Dec. 28, 2014. Employees who were impacted by job loss were provided notice and career transition services.

• On July 29, 2014, we completed the sale of our salt operations at our Hersey, Mich., mine. We also closed low-producing potash operations, allowing us to focus on higher producing potash mines. Employees were transitioned to new ownership, which communicated workforce transition processes.

• On Nov. 18, 2014, we completed the sale of our Argentina distribution assets, allowing us to focus on our more profitable distribution operations. Employees were transitioned to new ownership, which communicated workforce transition processes.

• As of Dec. 31, 2014, we completed the closure of our Chile distribution assets, allowing us to focus on our more profitable distribution operations. Employees who were impacted by job loss were provided notice and career transition services.

Attracting the Best Talent in the Industry, and Investing in Our Employees

Mosaic aims to be the employer of choice for a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our global talent investment philosophy is to provide competitive compensation and benefits, with flexibility to choose programs that best meet our employees’ needs. Mosaic provides health, welfare and retirement benefits to all full-time employees and eligible dependents.

We attract employees through methods including, but not limited to, job boards, social media, diversity career fairs, veterans career fairs and college job fairs.

In addition to our regular workforce, individual business units retain contract workers and interns. Our robust student hiring programs provide a work opportunity to summer, co-op and intern students in Canada, the United States and Brazil.

Individual business units track contract workers by hours worked and in compliance with relevant local legislation, but additional data aggregation and demographic analysis is not currently possible at the group level.

Mosaic recognizes that women are most underrepresented across the mining and metals industry. Women make up 15% of our company’s total workforce. In the face of challenging and persistent perceptions that our sector is traditionally “male,” Mosaic strives to improve the number of women we recruit and retain.

Creating a Place Where Employees Are Proud to Work and Grow Their Career

Mosaic measures employee satisfaction biennially in a comprehensive survey of employee engagement, an indicator of productivity and a force that drives business outcomes. For the 2014 survey, Mosaic’s overall employee engagement level was 73%, above the global manufacturing benchmark of 68% and just below the top quartile benchmark of 74%. Our survey participation was 82%, which means that a majority of our employees describe Mosaic as a good place to work, are committed to staying, are proud to work for Mosaic and recommend Mosaic as a great place to work.

Providing Competitive Compensation and Benefits

(G4-LA13) One of Mosaic’s strategic priorities is to invest in people, and we are committed to providing the environment, development and compensation to ensure that Mosaic is a company where employees want to work and grow.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and our recruiting practices focus on matching the best possible candidate to the position. Mosaic uses salary ranges that are competitive with market pay ranges for positions of comparable responsibility, functional knowledge, impact and other compensable factors. Each salary range has a minimum or threshold salary for a new hire, although Mosaic typically sets the actual salary above this minimum.

While our processes ensure Mosaic’s compensation is competitive and equitable, we also take steps to understand how our employees perceive their pay. In three consecutive biennial engagement surveys—administered globally to all Mosaic employees—we asked for responses to the following statement: I am paid fairly for the value I bring to Mosaic. Both women and men have continued to respond favorably to this question, with 70% and 66%, respectively, either strongly agreeing or agreeing.

(G4-EC5, G4-LA2) Mosaic offers competitive compensation and benefits in each of the company’s significant locations of operation. As noted in local currency, the standard entry-level wage range is higher than the prevailing local minimum wage, with the exception of Paraguay where entry level wages are aligned with the local minimum wage. For Mosaic, minimum wages are generally not relevant since the majority of entry-level Mosaic positions require a higher level of skills or knowledge than jobs at which the minimum wage rate would apply.

Within each of the countries in which Mosaic operates, benefits provided or offered to our full-time employees may differ for various reasons, including:

• State or country mandated benefit laws that apply to Mosaic employees in a specific geography

• Labor agreements between Mosaic and labor organizations acting on behalf of represented employees

• Market-specific benefit programs or practices that exist within an area that Mosaic competes for labor

• The impact to employees of local or national tax laws regarding the treatment of company-sponsored benefits

Mosaic provides competitive compensation and bonus opportunities for jobs in all disciplines and geographic markets based on company and individual performance. Additionally, Mosaic contributes toward retirement income benefits, which may include defined-benefit pension plans, defined-contribution plans or other supplemental retirement plans across our locations and countries. The majority of administrative, insurance and other costs associated with Mosaic-sponsored health and welfare plans is borne by us. Participation in the retirement plans is automatic in the United States and Canada. The defined-contribution plan is open to all, but it is not mandatory to participate.

(G4-LA3) Parental leave is offered to employees in North America, South America and Asia. As parental leaves vary in accordance with local laws and customs across the regions where we operate, Mosaic is unable to track retention rates of employees returning from parental leave. For example, in the United States, parental leave is undistinguished from broader reporting on the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as state laws.

(G4-DMA) Mosaic values collective bargaining as an important form of collaborative employee engagement. In addition, Mosaic is sensitive to the needs of its employees, and much consideration is placed on applicable notice periods for any such changes that may impact employees. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining is respected in all of Mosaic’s operations per our Commitment to Human Rights, which is guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the most widely recognized definition of human rights and the responsibilities of national governments; the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work; and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

(G4-11) Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements

(G4-LA4) Some of Mosaic’s labor agreements contain provisions of advance notice periods with respect to significant operational changes that impact employees. In the United States, we adhere to federal and state WARN (The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) laws that require a 60-day notification of plant closings and mass layoffs. Mosaic meets and usually exceeds the minimum notice required, which varies by local legislation and collective bargaining agreements in the regions where we operate.

(G4-MM4) Mosaic has not been subject to organized labor actions, including strikes or lockouts of any duration, at any of its locations in the 2014 reporting period. Moreover, we have not had a strike by or lockout of our employees in facilities where Mosaic is the majority owner since our formation in 2004.

(G4-LA12) Mosaic’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy provides equal employment opportunities to all Mosaic employees and other qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other legally protected status under applicable laws in countries where Mosaic employees work. The policy also provides that Mosaic is committed to maintaining a work environment free of discrimination. Mosaic’s commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to:

• Recruiting and hiring
• Training and promotion
• Compensation and benefits
• Performance assessments
• Transfer
• Terminations
• Layoff or recall from layoff
• Leaves of absence
• Company-sponsored training and education

Retaliation or reprisal toward an employee who has exercised their rights under this policy is strictly prohibited. Mosaic’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics reinforces this policy.

Mosaic tracks ethnicity only in the United States. Diversity indicators include American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races, or White.

Reducing Our Incidents and Injuries

(G4-LA5) We believe sustainability begins with the health and safety of our employees, contractors and visitors. In our pursuit of an injury-free workplace, we track safety closely, including near-misses and their causes in order to mitigate potential risks.

Mosaic has safety committees at a majority of our global operations. All Mosaic U.S. and Canada locations have formal joint safety committees, with the exception of small locations, such as warehouses, with 15 or fewer employees, and two non-unionized operations that are restructuring their joint safety committees and will roll out the newly structured joint safety committees shortly. The role of these committees, which are comprised of employees from all levels, is to promote safety awareness and reinforce a working environment that promotes connectivity, teamwork and productivity among employees while supporting Mosaic’s relentless pursuit of an injury-free workplace.

(G4-LA6, G4-LA7) Mosaic follows U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards to calculate recordable injury frequency rates (RIFR) on a global basis. An OSHA recordable injury is an occupational injury that requires medical treatment that is more than simple first aid. The most common injuries are sprains/strains; cuts/lacerations/avulsions; fractures; bruises/contusions; and burns. Lost day frequency rate (LDFR) calculates the frequency rate of calendar days lost. Lost days begin the day after the lost time occurs and calendar days are counted, with no exception for weekends, holidays, vacation or scheduled time off.

In 2014, there was one work-related fatality involving a contractor who was repairing contractor-owned mobile equipment at a closed Mosaic facility. Following the event, Mosaic’s Contractor Safety Management Program was reviewed and updated with improved controls to prevent similar incidents.

In addition, the Mosaic Corporate Standard related to mobile equipment repair was updated to ensure positive control of equipment being serviced.

The highest risk to our workforce is hearing loss, with mechanics appearing to be at the highest risk.

Absenteeism Rates CY2014 (%)

*Data for hourly and salary nonexempt employees only.
**Except for Colonsay, Potash's data is for hourly employees only.
***In China and India, all full-time Mosaic employees are salaried, and absenteeism is accounted for per their respective HR policies.

(G4-LA8) Mosaic is committed to conducting business activities in a manner that protects the health and safety of its employees, contractors, customers and communities. In addition to health and safety topics being covered in the majority of our union contracts, the relentless pursuit of an injury-free workplace is the top priority of Mosaic.

(G4-LA9, G4-LA10) Mosaic employees are encouraged to continuously learn and improve their skills. With management support, we offer a companywide educational reimbursement program to help employees in each of our operating countries better meet their current job responsibilities, as well as prepare for future career opportunities within our company. Our internal training opportunities also support the continuous development of Mosaic employees at all levels:

• Leadership
• Professional and career development
• Environmental, health and safety (EHS) training
• Equipment and maintenance training
• Continuous improvement

Mosaic provides employees with helpful planning tools, calculators, articles, videos and webcasts, in addition to optional services provided by our third-party vendors.

Mosaic also provides support and training for employees during transitional career stages. When a reduction in our workforce occurs, we provide comprehensive career transition services to employees to help ease the stress that accompanies job loss. Please see Our Workforce for more information on these efforts in 2014.

(G4-LA11) As part of our strategic priority of investing in people, we have a performance management process called EDGE—Evaluating, Developing and Growing Excellence. Our performance management process has evolved to include scaled competencies, goal alignment and an emphasis on employee and career development.