Employee Key Figures
Employee Key Figures – Employees by Employment Contract and Gender
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
number |
number |
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Employees by employment contract and gender |
102–7, 102–8 |
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Total headcount 1), 2), 3) |
10,059 |
10,622 |
10,768 |
9,900 |
377 |
491 |
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of which female |
2,401 |
23.9 |
2,626 |
24.9 |
2,764 |
25.7 |
2,370 |
240 |
154 |
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Full-time equivalents |
9,688 |
10,118 |
10,305 |
9,503 |
338 |
464 |
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of which female |
2,188 |
22.6 |
2,385 |
23.6 |
2,492 |
24.2 |
2,142 |
209 |
140 |
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Employees with temporary contracts |
651 |
584 |
919 |
821 |
7 |
91 |
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of which female |
215 |
199 |
330 |
297 |
5 |
28 |
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Employees with permanent contracts |
9,028 |
89.8 |
9,569 |
90.8 |
9,849 |
91.5 |
9,079 |
370 |
400 |
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of which female |
2,034 |
2,263 |
2,434 |
2,073 |
235 |
126 |
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Temporary workers |
58 |
51 |
0.5 |
182 |
1.7 |
107 |
0 |
75 |
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of which female |
21 |
18 |
63 |
22 |
0 |
41 |
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- 1)Germany: Total number of employees according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) (excluding trainees, external staff, members of executive bodies, miscellaneous employees, employees on parental leave, employees with pre-retirement part-time work arrangements).
- 2)Austria: All employees, excl. pre-retirement part-time work arrangements, parental/educational leave, Management Board, but incl. management.
- 3)Sweden: All employees, excl. parental leave and members of executive bodies (CEO + CFO).
Employee Key Figures – Total Number of Permanent Employees by Type of Employment and Gender
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
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Total number of permanent employees by type of employment and gender |
102–9 |
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Full-time employees 1) |
9,121 |
9,521 |
9,617 |
8,905 |
277 |
435 |
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of which female |
1,792 |
1,959 |
20.6 |
2,009 |
1,728 |
159 |
122 |
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Part-time employees 1), 2) |
938 |
1,018 |
1,151 |
995 |
100 |
56 |
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of which female |
609 |
667 |
755 |
642 |
81 |
32 |
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Proportion of part-time employees 3) |
9.3 |
9.7 |
10.7 |
10.1 |
26.5 |
11.4 |
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of which female |
64.9 |
65.5 |
65.6 |
64.5 |
81.0 |
57.1 |
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of which male |
35.1 |
34.5 |
34.4 |
35.5 |
19.0 |
42.9 |
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Marginal employees 2) |
158 |
171 |
179 |
172 |
7 |
0 |
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of which female |
51 |
32.3 |
62 |
36.3 |
71 |
39.7 |
66 |
5 |
0 |
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- 1)Austria: All employees, excl. pre-retirement part-time work arrangements, parental/educational leave, Management Board, but incl. management; Sweden: All employees, excl. parental leave and members of executive bodies (CEO + CFO).
- 2)The marginally employed are included in the number of part-time employees.
- 3)Number of part-time employees/total number of employees.
Employee Key Figures – Personnel Turnover
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
number |
number |
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Personnel turnover |
401–1 |
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Newly hired employees 1) |
2,364 |
23.5 |
1,616 |
15.2 |
1,907 |
17.7 |
1,674 |
60 |
173 |
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of which female |
– |
– |
409 |
25.3 |
548 |
28.7 |
447 |
42 |
59 |
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of which under 30 years of age |
– |
– |
386 |
23.9 |
670 |
35.1 |
587 |
32 |
51 |
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of which 30–50 years of age |
– |
– |
770 |
47.6 |
951 |
49.9 |
829 |
23 |
99 |
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of which over 50 years of age |
– |
– |
214 |
13.2 |
286 |
15.0 |
258 |
5 |
23 |
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Employees leaving the company 1), 2) |
1,793 |
1,510 |
1,617 |
1,414 |
55 |
148 |
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of which female |
– |
– |
318 |
21.1 |
360 |
22.3 |
262 |
36 |
62 |
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of which under 30 years of age |
– |
– |
327 |
21.7 |
459 |
28.4 |
390 |
20 |
49 |
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of which 30–50 years of age |
– |
– |
762 |
50.5 |
799 |
49.4 |
696 |
26 |
77 |
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of which over 50 years of age |
– |
– |
362 |
24.0 |
359 |
22.2 |
328 |
9 |
22 |
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Turnover rate (in %) 3) |
17.8 |
14.2 |
15.0 |
14.8 |
14.6 |
30.1 |
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- 1)All figures on employees joining and leaving the company calculated according to HGB: Headcount excluding trainees, members of executive bodies, other employees, external staff, temporary staff, working students, marginal employees, interns and school students. Differentiation by age group and female employees newly introduced for 2020.
- 2)Employees leaving the company include voluntary resignations, dismissals, retirement and deaths, but exclude traineeships that have come to an end and integration process-related dismissals.
- 3)Employees leaving the company/headcount (adjusted to reflect integration process-related dismissals) as of Dec. 31, 2021 x 100%. Based on EPRA definition (employees leaving the company in the period/headcount at end of period). The following employee groups are also deducted from the headcount according to HGB (headcount excluding trainees, members of executive bodies, other employees, external staff, temporary staff, working students, marginal employees, interns and school students).
Employee Key Figures – Employees by Category, Gender, Age Group and Disability
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
number |
number |
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Employees by category, gender, age group and disability |
405–2 |
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Total headcount 1) |
10,059 |
10,539 |
10,768 |
9,900 |
377 |
491 |
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Total headcount, commercial 2) |
2,401 |
23.9 |
3,917 |
37.2 |
4,743 |
44.0 |
4,071 |
377 |
295 |
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of which female |
– |
– |
1,701 |
43.4 |
2,152 |
45.4 |
1,767 |
240 |
145 |
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of which under 30 years of age |
– |
– |
573 |
14.6 |
674 |
14.2 |
561 |
43 |
70 |
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of which 30–50 years of age |
– |
– |
1,982 |
50.6 |
2,541 |
53.6 |
2,101 |
259 |
181 |
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of which over 50 years of age |
– |
– |
1,362 |
34.8 |
1,527 |
32.2 |
1,408 |
75 |
44 |
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of which with disabilities 3) |
– |
– |
197 |
5.0 |
195 |
4.1 |
191 |
4 |
0 |
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Total headcount, technical trade 4) |
– |
– |
5,774 |
54.8 |
6,025 |
56.0 |
5,829 |
0 |
196 |
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of which female |
– |
– |
534 |
9.2 |
612 |
10.2 |
603 |
0 |
9 |
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of which under 30 years of age |
– |
– |
922 |
16.0 |
868 |
14.4 |
849 |
0 |
19 |
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of which 30–50 years of age |
– |
– |
3,282 |
56.8 |
3,406 |
56.5 |
3,298 |
0 |
108 |
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of which over 50 years of age |
– |
– |
1,570 |
27.2 |
1,751 |
29.1 |
1,682 |
0 |
69 |
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of which with disabilities 3) |
– |
– |
171 |
3.0 |
185 |
3.1 |
185 |
0 |
0 |
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Average age (in years) 5) |
42.3 |
42.5 |
42.8 |
43.0 |
41.1 |
40.7 |
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Employees with disabilities 3) |
350 |
3.5 |
368 |
3.5 |
380 |
3.5 |
376 |
4 |
0 |
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- 1)Sweden: All employees, excl. parental leave and members of executive bodies (CEO + CFO).
- 2)New breakdown by operating company in 2020: Commercial employee headcount is based on figures for Germany. Classification by operating company is not carried out for Austria and Sweden. A retroactive breakdown by operating company is not provided in 2018 and 2019.
- 3)Germany: According to the socio-legal definition of disability in accordance with Section 2 of the German Social Code (SGB IX); total number and ratio relate to Germany and Austria only as no disclosure to Sweden is legally possible.
- 4) New breakdown by operating company in 2020.
- 5)Average age (in years) of the total workforce on the reporting date of Dec. 31, 2021.
Employee Key Figures – Employees on Parental Leave
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
number |
number |
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Employees on parental leave |
401–3 |
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Employees entitled to parental leave 1) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Total number of employees on parental leave 2) |
272 |
302 |
399 |
286 |
14 |
99 |
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of which female |
108 |
39.7 |
134 |
44.4 |
176 |
44.1 |
115 |
14 |
47 |
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of which male |
164 |
60.3 |
168 |
55.6 |
223 |
55.9 |
171 |
0 |
52 |
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Employees returning to their workplace after parental leave within the reporting period 3) |
253 |
260 |
404 |
302 |
17 |
85 |
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of which female |
95 |
– |
90 |
34.6 |
155 |
38.4 |
106 |
15 |
34 |
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of which male |
158 |
– |
170 |
65.4 |
249 |
61.6 |
196 |
2 |
51 |
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Employees returning to their workplace after parental leave and still employed 12 months after their return 4) |
163 |
196 |
299 |
229 |
9 |
61 |
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of which female |
52 |
– |
67 |
34.2 |
100 |
33.4 |
68 |
7 |
25 |
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of which male |
111 |
– |
129 |
65.8 |
199 |
66.6 |
161 |
2 |
36 |
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- 1)There is a legal entitlement for all employees in Germany, Austria and Sweden (excl. interns).
- 2)All employees who took parental leave in 2021 (Austria: excl. educational leave and family end-of-life care leave).
- 3)All employees that returned from parental leave in 2021.
- 4)All employees that returned from parental leave in 2020 and were still with the company as of Dec. 31, 2021.
Employee Key Figures – Performance Appraisal
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
number |
number |
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Performance appraisal |
404–3 |
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Employees who have had an appraisal interview/performance appraisal 1) 2) |
3,379 |
33.6 |
3,715 |
35.0 |
3,970 |
38.6 |
3,655 |
315 |
– |
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of which female |
41.8 |
42.5 |
45.4 |
1,606 |
196 |
– |
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of which male |
58.2 |
57.5 |
54.6 |
2,049 |
119 |
– |
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Employees who have had an appraisal interview/performance appraisal, by employee category 1) 2) |
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of which management level 3) |
– |
76.9 |
91.9 |
147 |
24 |
– |
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of which other employees 4) |
– |
32.8 |
37.0 |
3,508 |
291 |
– |
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Trainees 5) |
– |
100.0 |
100.0 |
526 |
4 |
– |
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- 1) The key figure for employees, who have had an appraisal interview/performance appraisal includes all meetings between employees and managers that have been recorded in the system.
- 2) Statistics not yet available for Sweden.
- 3) Germany: First and second level below the Management Board. Surveyed for the first time in 2020. The indicator will not be reported for 2019.
- 4) Germany: All employees excluding, marginal employees, trainees, interns, works council members. Surveyed for the first time in 2020. The indicator will not be reported for 2019.
- 5) Germany: Includes assessment meetings that have been conducted within the framework of training. Surveyed for the first time in 2020. The indicator will not be reported for 2019.
Employee Key Figures – Training and Education
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2021 by region |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Training and education |
404–1 |
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Vocational training |
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Total number of trainees 1) |
473 |
510 |
530 |
526 |
4 |
– |
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of which female |
100 |
21.1 |
103 |
20.2 |
116 |
21.9 |
113 |
3 |
– |
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Commercial trainees |
143 |
30.2 |
152 |
29.9 |
154 |
29.1 |
150 |
4 |
– |
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of which female |
79 |
55.2 |
84 |
55.3 |
92 |
59.7 |
89 |
3 |
– |
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Technical trade trainees |
328 |
69.3 |
357 |
70.1 |
376 |
70.9 |
376 |
0 |
– |
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of which female |
21 |
6.4 |
19 |
5.3 |
24 |
6.4 |
24 |
0 |
– |
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Trainees in part-time training |
2 |
3 |
0.6 |
3 |
0.6 |
3 |
0 |
– |
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Proportion of total workforce (in %) 2) |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
– |
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Proportion taken on (in %) 3) |
68.8 |
73.6 |
68.5 |
68.5 |
0 |
– |
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Further training |
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Total number of participants in further training 4), 5) |
3,069 |
2,302 |
6,089 |
5,779 |
310 |
– |
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of which female |
– |
1,159 |
50.3 |
2,639 |
43.3 |
2,431 |
208 |
– |
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Further training rate (in %) 6) |
30.5 |
21.7 |
56.3 |
55.4 |
81.4 |
– |
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Further training intensity 7) |
0.9 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
– |
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Training and education |
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Total training and education days 8) |
– |
– |
45,545 |
54,348 |
52,270 |
2,078 |
– |
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Average training and education days per employee 9) |
– |
– |
4.3 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
– |
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Total hours of further training 10) |
– |
– |
364,360 |
434,787 |
418,164 |
16,624 |
– |
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Average hours of further training per employee 11) |
– |
– |
34.5 |
40.2 |
40.1 |
43.6 |
– |
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of which per female employee |
– |
– |
8.2 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
27.6 |
– |
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of which per male employee |
– |
– |
26.4 |
30.0 |
30.6 |
16.0 |
– |
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of which per commercial employee |
– |
– |
31.5 |
17.2 |
16.2 |
43.6 |
– |
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of which per technical trade employee |
– |
– |
21.1 |
23.0 |
23.9 |
0.0 |
– |
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Training and further education costs (in € million) |
– |
– |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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Average training and education cost per employee 12) |
– |
– |
332.4 |
142.5 |
132.3 |
205.0 |
– |
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- 1) In Sweden, there is currently no traineeship program. In Austria it was introduced in 2021.
- 2) Change in the calculation methodology (to population) in 2020. Therefore, restatement for 2019.
- 3) Number of trainees taken on/all trainees who had completed their training by Dec. 31, 2021 x 100%.
- 4) Statistics not yet available for Sweden.
- 5) Including works council.
- 6) Number of participants in further training/total employees (headcount); if employees participated in several different courses, they are counted only once.
- 7) Total number of working days used for processes related to professional further training by all employees during the reporting period/total for all employees (FTE).
- 8) Starting in 2020, education and training will be mapped together, so no values are available for prior years.
- 9) Total training days/number of employees (by headcount).
- 10) Assumption: 8 hours per training day, total training days x 8 hours.
- 11) Total training hours/total number of employees (headcount).
- 12) Total costs for training and education/total number of trainees + total number of participants in further training.
Employee Key Figures – Female Managers
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
in % |
in % |
in % |
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Female managers |
405–1 |
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Proportion of women in total workforce 1) 2) 3) |
2,401 |
23.9 |
2,626 |
24.9 |
2,764 |
25.7 |
23.9 |
63.7 |
31.4 |
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Proportion of women at the first two levels below the Management Board 4) |
23.9 |
25.9 |
28.0 |
27.8 |
32.0 |
16.7 |
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- 1) Germany: Total number of employees according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) (excluding trainees, external staff, members of executive bodies, miscellaneous employees, employees on parental leave, employees with pre-retirement part-time work arrangements).
- 2) Austria: All employees, excl. pre-retirement part-time work arrangements, parental/educational leave, Management Board, but incl. management.
- 3) Sweden: All employees, excl. parental leave and members of executive bodies (CEO + CFO).
- 4) Cumulation of the first two management levels below the Management Board as a total value for the Group.
Employee Key Figures – Gender Pay Ratio
2021 by region |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Germany |
Austria |
Sweden |
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Key Figures |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
in % |
number |
number |
number |
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Gender pay ratio |
405–2 |
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Total average income 1), 2), 3) |
– |
37,985 |
39,102 |
38,471 |
51,154 |
42,880 |
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of which female |
42,903 |
39,962 |
40,946 |
40,484 |
44,621 |
42,129 |
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of which male |
36,960 |
37,372 |
38,484 |
37,859 |
64,106 |
43,223 |
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Total salary ratio in % (women/men) |
– |
106.9 |
106.4 |
106.9 |
69.6 |
97.5 |
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Management level total salary ratio in % (women/men) 4) |
– |
– |
– |
91.5 |
102.6 |
– |
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Non-management level total salary ratio in % (women/men) 5) |
– |
– |
– |
106.6 |
70.7 |
– |
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- 1) Germany: Employees counted in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) (excluding the Management Board and one management level below the Management Board, executive employees, temporary staff, marginal employees, students): basic monthly salary + allowances + holiday and vacation bonus (in line with the EPRA definition of “basic salary”). Surveyed for the first time in 2020. The indicator will not be reported for 2019.
- 2) Austria: All employees, excluding pre-retirement part-time work arrangements and parental/educational leave, Management Board, management, heads of department. In line with the EPRA definition of “basic salary”. Surveyed for the first time in 2020. The indicator will not be reported for 2019.
- 3) Sweden: All employees, excluding employees on parental leave as well CEO + CFO. In line with the EPRA definition of “basic salary”. Conversion of Swedish salaries based on the exchange rate as of Dec. 31, 2021 (EUR 1 = SEK 10,29255).
- 4) First and second levels below the Management Board. Surveyed for the first time for Germany in 2020 and Austria in 2021. The indicator will not be reported for 2018 and 2019.
- 5) All levels starting from the third level below the Management Board. Surveyed for the first time for Germany in 2020 and Austria in 2021. The indicator will not be reported for 2018 and 2019.