PotashCorp provides a full range of benefits to its full-time workforce in the US and Canada, including health care, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, disability coverage, pension plans, maternity/parental leave, savings plan, short-term incentive plan and stock ownership through the company's savings plans.

Temporary employees in Canada (but not in the United States) qualify for life insurance, health care, AD&D insurance and parental leave.

Employee Benefits in the US and Canada

Employee Benefits in the US and Canada
Type of Benefit	Is this benefit standard for majority of full-time employees?		Is this benefit provided to temporary employees?
	Canada	US	Canada	US
Health Care	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Life Insurance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
AD&D Insurance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Disability Coverage	Yes	Yes	No	No
Pension Plan	Yes	Yes	No	No
Savings Plan	Yes	Yes	No	No
Maternity/Parental Leave	Yes	Yes	Yes***	No
Short-Term Incentive Plan	Yes*	Yes*	No	No
Stock Ownership	Yes**	Yes**	No	No
Source: PotashCorp * Salaried employees only in 2007, expanded to all employees for 2008 ** Through options program and/or ability to purchase shares via the savings and 401K plans *** If they work the required hours under Labor Standards legislation

In 2007, an information meeting on benefits was hosted at all Canadian sites, six US sites and Trinidad. The remainder of the US sites will hold information meetings in 2008.