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Key Personnel Figures

Employees by Employment Contract and Gender

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany	Austria	Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	number	number

Employees by Employment Contract and Gender							ESRS S1–6 & GRI 2–7, 2–8

Total headcount^{1) 2) 3)}	10,768		12,063		11,925		11,003	375	547
of which female	2,764	25.7	3,404	28.2	3,455	29.0	3,039	248	168
Full-time equivalents	10,305		11,530		11,384		10,536	334	515
of which female	2,492	24.2	3,088	26.8	3,137	27.6	2,765	215	157
Employees with temporary contracts	919		883		1,233		1,133	1	99
of which female	330		325		387		364	1	22
Employees with permanent contracts	9,849	91.5	11,180	92.7	10,692	89.7	9,870	374	448
of which female	2,434		3,079		3,068		2,675	247	146
Temporary workers	182	1.7	104	0.9	64	0.5	37	0	27
of which female	63		55		29		20	0	9

1)Germany: Total number of employees by headcount, incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. the Care segment and SYNVIA). The Care segment comprises a further 3,825 employees and 385 apprentices – 52 employees are accounted for SYNVIA.
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).

Number of Permanent Employees by Type of Employment and Gender

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany		Austria		Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %

Number of Permanent Employees by Type of Employment and Gender										ESRS S1–6 & GRI 2–7, 2–8

Full-time employees¹⁾	9,617		10,686		10,455		9,701		262		492
of which female	2,009		2,473		2,490		2,189		155		146
Part-time employees^{1) 2)}	1,151		1,377		1,470		1,302		113		55
of which female	755		931		965		850		93		22
Proportion of part-time employees³⁾		9.7		11.4		12.3		11.8		30.1		10.1
of which female		65.5		67.6		65.6		65.3		82.3		40.0
of which male		34.5		32.4		34.4		34.7		17.7		60.0
Marginal employees²⁾	179		184		178		173		5		0
of which female	71	36.3	60	32.6	58	32.6	55		3		0

1)Germany: Total number of employees by headcount, incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. the Care segment and SYNVIA). The Care segment comprises a further 3,825 employees and 385 apprentices – 52 employees are accounted for SYNVIA. 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.

Personnel Turnover

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany	Austria	Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	number	number

Personnel Turnover							ESRS S1–6 & GRI 2–7, 401–1

Newly hired employees¹⁾	1,907	17.7	2,099	17.4	1,993	16.7	1,780	48	165
of which female	548	28.7	622	29.6	612	30.7	518	36	58
of which under 30 years of age	670	35.1	682	32.5	599	30.1	520	23	56
of which 30–50 years of age	951	49.9	1,032	49.2	1,022	51.3	921	21	80
of which over 50 years of age	286	15.0	385	18.3	372	18.7	339	4	29
Employees leaving the company^{1), 2)}	1,617	0.0	2,077	0.0	2,222		1,999	55	168
of which female	360	22.3	584	28.1	612	27.5	508	38	66
of which under 30 years of age	459	28.4	438	21.1	518	23.3	446	30	42
of which 30–50 years of age	799	49.4	1,139	54.8	1,156	52.0	1,045	19	92
of which over 50 years of age	359	22.2	500	24.1	548	24.7	508	6	34
Turnover rate (in %)³⁾		15.0		17.8		19.3	18.8	15.0	30.7

1)All figures on employees joining or leaving the company calculated according to HGB: Headcount excl. trainees, members of executive bodies, other employees, external staff, temporary staff, working students, marginal employees, interns and school students. Germany: Total number of employees by headcount, incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. the Care segment and SYNVIA). The Care segment comprises a further 3,825 employees and 385 apprentices – 52 employees are accounted for SYNVIA.
2)Employees leaving the company include voluntary resignations, dismissals, retirement and deaths, but excl. 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, 2023 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 excl. trainees, members of executive bodies, other employees, external staff, temporary staff, working students, marginal employees, interns and school students).

Employees by Category, Gender, Age Group and Disability

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany	Austria	Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	number	number

Employees by Category, Gender, Age Group and Disability							ESRS S1–9, S1–12 & GRI 405–1

Total headcount¹⁾	10,768		12,063		11,925		11,003	375	547
Total headcount, commercial ²⁾	4,743	44.0	5,660	46.9	5,952	49.9	5,256	375	321
of which female	2,152	45.4	2,692	47.6	2,696	45.3	2,297	248	151
of which under 30 years of age	674	14.2	779	13.8	780	13.1	664	41	75
of which 30–50 years of age	2,541	53.6	3,015	53.3	2,962	49.8	2,545	233	184
of which over 50 years of age	1,527	32.2	1,866	33.0	2,210	37.1	2,047	101	62
of which with disabilities³⁾	195	4.1	174	3.1	200	3.4	196	4	0
Total headcount, technical trade²⁾	6,025	56.0	6,403	53.1	5,973	50.1	5,747	0	226
of which female	612	10.2	712	11.1	759	12.7	742	0	17
of which under 30 years of age	868	14.4	842	13.2	784	13.1	754	0	30
of which 30–50 years of age	3,406	56.5	3,588	56.0	3,189	53.4	3,075	0	114
of which over 50 years of age	1,751	29.1	1,973	30.8	2,000	33.5	1,918	0	82
of which with disabilities³⁾	185	3.1	172	2.7	161	2.7	161	0	0
Average age (in years)⁴⁾	42.8		43.8	–	44.3		44.4	42.9	41.7
Employees with disabilities ³⁾	380	3.5	346	2.9	361	3.0	357	4	0

1)Sweden: All employees, excl. parental leave and members of executive bodies (CEO + CFO). Germany: Total number of employees by headcount, incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. the Care segment and SYNVIA). The Care segment comprises a further 3,825 employees and 385 apprentices – 52 employees are accounted for SYNVIA.
2)The classification in Germany takes place via the operational company, in Sweden via position. In Austria all employees are classified as commercial employees.
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)Average age (in years) of the total workforce on the reporting date of December 31, 2023. New calculation since 2022.

Employees on Parental Leave

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany	Austria	Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	number	number

Employees on Parental Leave							ESRS S1–15 & GRI 401–3

Employees entitled to parental leave¹⁾		100		100		100	100	100	100
Total number of employees on parental leave²⁾	399		463		486		373	12	101
of which female	176	44.1	201	43.4	255	52.5	193	12	50
of which male	223	55.9	262	56.6	231	47.5	180	0	51
Employees returning to their workplace after parental leave within the reporting period³⁾	404		424		425		317	7	101
of which female	155	38.4	168	39.6	188	44.2	136	3	49
of which male	249	61.6	256	60.4	237	55.8	181	4	52
Employees returning to their workplace after parental leave and still employed 12 months after their return⁴⁾	299		327		306		240	12	54
of which female	100	33.4	134	41.0	120	39.2	84	8	28
of which male	199	66.6	193	59.0	186	60.8	156	4	26

1)There is a legal entitlement for all employees in Germany, Austria and Sweden (excl. interns).
2)All employees who took parental leave in 2023 (Austria: excl. educational leave and family end-of-life care leave). Incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. the Care segment and SYNVIA).
3)All employees that returned from parental leave in 2023.
4)All employees that returned from parental leave in 2022 and were still with the company as of Dec. 31, 2023.

Performance Appraisal

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany	Austria	Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	number	number	number

Performance Appraisal ¹⁾							ESRS S1–13 & GRI 404–3

Employees who have had an appraisal interview/ performance appraisal²⁾	3,970	38.6	3,999	38.3	5,318	45.4	4,661	311	346
of which female		45.4		43.9		42.9	1,970	195	117
of which male		54.6		56.1		57.1	2,691	116	229
Share of target checks ³⁾		–		–		83.9	5,584	333	419
Employees who have had an appraisal interview/ performance appraisal, by employee category²⁾
of which management level⁴⁾		91.9		83.6		79.4	153	18	5
of which other employees⁵⁾		37.0		37.4		43.1	4,508	293	341
Trainees		100.0		100.0		100.0	630	2	–

1) Available for Sweden since 2023.
2) 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. From 2023, performance and potential assessments are also included here.
3) Share of performance appraisals carried out in the planned target reviews. 6,336 performance appraisals were planned for 2023. New key figure introduced in 2023.
4) Germany: First and second level below the Management Board.
5) All employees excluding management level, marginal employees, trainees, interns, works council members.

Training and Education

	2021		2022		2023		2023 by Country
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	Germany	Austria	Sweden ³⁾

Training and Education							ESRS S1–13 & GRI 404–1

Vocational training
Total number of trainees¹⁾	530		617		632		630	2	–
of which female	116	21.9	148	24.0	132	20.9	132	0	–
Commercial trainees	154	29.1	215	34.8	190	30.1	188	2	–
of which female	92	59.7	120	55.8	107	16.9	107	0	–
Technical trade trainees	376	70.9	402	65.2	442	69.9	442	0	–
of which female	24	6.4	28	7.0	25	4.0	25	0	–
Trainees in part-time training	3	0.6	3	0.5	4	0.6	4	0	–
Proportion of total workforce (in %)		4.9		5.1		5.0	5.4	0.0	–
Proportion taken on (in %)²⁾		68.5		71.6		69.2	68.2	100.0	–

Further training ⁴⁾
Total number of participants in further training⁵⁾	6,089		6,027		6,941		6,294	330	317
of which female	2,639	43.3	2,386	39.6	2,828	40.7	2,489	222	117
Further training rate (in %)⁶⁾		56.3		54.7		58.2	57.2	88.0	58.0
Further training intensity⁷⁾	5.2		6.0		6.1		6.3	8.4	2.0

Training and education
Total training and education days	54,348		62,881		69,964		65,993	2,933	1,038
Average training and education days per employee⁸⁾	5.0		5.7		5.9		6.0	7.8	1.9
Total hours of further training⁹⁾	434,787		503,047		559,710		527,941	23,465	8,303
Average hours of further training per employee¹⁰⁾	40.2		45.7		46.9		48.0	62.6	15.2
of which per female employee	10.2		13.9		31.8		30.3	58.3	19.5
of which per male employee	30.0		31.8		49.5		51.0	62.9	13.3
of which per commercial employee	17.2		19.8		34.1		32.7	62.6	24.8
of which per technical trade employee	23.0		25.9		54.5		56.6	0.0	1.5
Training and further education costs (in € million)	1.8		3.3		3.2		2.8	0.2	0.2
Average training and education cost per employee¹¹⁾	142.5		553.4		419.8		406.9	502.4	616.2

1)Total amount of apprentices by headcount. Germany: Incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. Care segment and SYNVIA, the Care segment contains 385 additional apprentices).
2)Number of trainees taken on/all trainees who had completed their training by December 31, 2023 x 100%.
3)Extension to Sweden 2023 newly introduced. No apprentices in Sweden.
4)If employees participated in several different courses, they are counted only once.
5)Incl. works council.
6)Number of participants in further training/total employees (headcount)
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)Total training days/number of employees (by headcount).
9)Assumption: 8 hours per training day, total training days * 8 hours
10)Total training hours/total number of employees (headcount). New calculation method for 2023, no restatement for previous years.
11)Total costs for training and education/total number of trainees + total number of participants in further training.

Female Managers

							2023 by Country
	2021		2022		2023		Germany	Austria	Sweden
Key Figures	number	in %	number	in %	number	in %	in %	in %	in %

Female Managers							ESRS S1–9 & GRI 405–1

Proportion of women in total workforce ^{1) 2) 3) 4)}	2,764	25.7	3,404	28.2	3,455	29.0	27.6	66.1	30.7
Proportion of women at the first two levels below the Management Board⁵⁾		28.0		25.1		24.2	23.7	33.3	12.5

1)2021 excl. Deutsche Wohnen, since 2022 incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. Care segment and SYNVIA).
2)Total number of employees according to the German Commercial Code (HGB).
3)Austria: All employees, excl. pre-retirement part-time work arrangements, parental/educational leave, Management Board, but incl. management.
4)Sweden: All employees, excl. parental leave and members of executive bodies (CEO + CFO).
5)Cumulation of the first two management levels below the Management Board as a total value for the Group.

Gender Pay Ratio (men-women)

2023 by Country

Key Figures

Unit

2021

2022

2023

Germany²⁾

Austria

Sweden³⁾

Gender Pay Ratio (men/women) ¹⁾

ESRS S1–16 & GRI 405–2

Gender pay ratio (men/women) total ⁴⁾

–6.4

–4.8

–7.2

–8.9

30.5

2.3

Gender pay ratio (men/women) managementlevel ⁵⁾

–

21.0

21.7

–3.6

Gender pay ratio (men/women) non-managementlevel ⁶⁾

–

–10.6

–12.2

23.9

0.1

1)Change of calculation basis to ESRS S1–16 in the year 2023. No restatement for 2021 and 2022, therefore only limited comparability. For previous year’s calculation see: https://report.vonovia.com/2022/nachhaltigkeitsbericht/en/employee-key-figures/
2)Key figures for Germany in 2021 excl. Deutsche Wohnen, from 2022 incl. Deutsche Wohnen (excl. Care segment and SYNVIA).
3)All employees excl. employees on parental leave and CEO + CFO. Conversion of Swedish salaries according to exchange rate as at the reporting date of December 30, 2023 (1 EUR = 11.18 SEK).
4)The gender pay ratio is expressed as a percentage of the average gross hourly pay level of male employees compared to that of female employees. The average gross hourly pay level comprises the contractually agreed salary as at December 31, 2023 (basic salary incl. bonuses)/target hours as of December 31, 2023.
5)First and second levels below the Management Board.
6)All levels starting from the third level below the Management Board.