Performing together

General employment data

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Total number of employees incl. seasonal and temporary employees and retirements
(breakdown by gender and region see below and right column/GRI 2-7)

 

Headcount

 

15,508

 

15,204

 

+2%

Thereof permanent employees
(breakdown by gender and region see below and right column/GRI 2-7)

 

Headcount

 

12,888

 

12,152

 

+6%

Thereof temporary employees
(breakdown by gender and region see below and right column/GRI 2-7)

 

Headcount

 

2,620

 

3,052

 

–14%

Thereof full-time employees
(breakdown by gender and region see right column and next page/GRI 2-7)

 

Headcount

 

12,090

 

10,838

 

+12%

Thereof part-time employees
(breakdown by gender and region see right column and next page/GRI 2-7)

 

Headcount

 

3,418

 

4,366

 

–22%

Percentage of total employees incl. seasonal and temporary employees and retirements covered by collective bargaining agreements (GRI 2-30)

 

%

 

48.2

 

47.7

 

+0.5pp

Breakdown by permanent vs. temporary as well as by gender and by region (GRI 2-7)

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of employees (headcount)

America

 

2,408

 

1,890

 

28

 

4,326

 

 

 

America

 

2,708

 

1,971

 

N.A.

 

4,679

Europe

 

5,030

 

3,691

 

0

 

8,721

 

 

 

Europe

 

4,736

 

3,429

 

N.A.

 

8,165

Rest of World

 

1,859

 

602

 

0

 

2,461

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

1,783

 

577

 

N.A.

 

2,360

Group

 

9,297

 

6,183

 

28

 

15,508

 

 

 

Group

 

9,227

 

5,977

 

N.A.

 

15,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof permanent employees (headcount)

America

 

1,911

 

1,682

 

5

 

3,598

 

 

 

America

 

1,855

 

1,670

 

N.A.

 

3,525

Europe

 

4,525

 

3,236

 

0

 

7,761

 

 

 

Europe

 

4,195

 

3,019

 

N.A.

 

7,214

Rest of World

 

1,104

 

425

 

0

 

1,529

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

1,038

 

375

 

N.A.

 

1,413

Group

 

7,540

 

5,343

 

5

 

12,888

 

 

 

Group

 

7,088

 

5,064

 

N.A.

 

12,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof temporary employees (headcount)

America

 

497

 

208

 

23

 

728

 

 

 

America

 

853

 

301

 

N.A.

 

1,154

Europe

 

505

 

455

 

0

 

960

 

 

 

Europe

 

541

 

410

 

N.A.

 

951

Rest of World

 

755

 

177

 

0

 

932

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

745

 

202

 

N.A.

 

947

Group

 

1,757

 

840

 

23

 

2,620

 

 

 

Group

 

2,139

 

913

 

N.A.

 

3,052

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of employees (%)

America

 

15.5

 

12.2

 

0.2

 

27.9

 

 

 

America

 

17.8

 

13.0

 

N.A.

 

30.8

Europe

 

32.4

 

23.8

 

0.0

 

56.2

 

 

 

Europe

 

31.1

 

22.6

 

N.A.

 

53.7

Rest of World

 

12.0

 

3.9

 

0.0

 

15.9

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

11.7

 

3.8

 

N.A.

 

15.5

Group

 

59.9

 

39.9

 

0.2

 

100.0

 

 

 

Group

 

60.7

 

39.3

 

N.A.

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof permanent employees (%)

America

 

12.3

 

10.9

 

0.0

 

23.2

 

 

 

America

 

12.2

 

11.0

 

N.A.

 

23.2

Europe

 

29.2

 

20.8

 

0.0

 

50.0

 

 

 

Europe

 

27.6

 

19.9

 

N.A.

 

47.4

Rest of World

 

7.1

 

2.8

 

0.0

 

9.9

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

6.8

 

2.5

 

N.A.

 

9.3

Group

 

48.6

 

34.5

 

0.0

 

83.1

 

 

 

Group

 

46.6

 

33.3

 

N.A.

 

79.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof temporary employees (%)

America

 

3.2

 

1.4

 

0.1

 

4.7

 

 

 

America

 

5.6

 

2.0

 

N.A.

 

7.6

Europe

 

3.3

 

2.9

 

0.0

 

6.2

 

 

 

Europe

 

3.6

 

2.7

 

N.A.

 

6.3

Rest of World

 

4.9

 

1.1

 

0.0

 

6.0

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

4.9

 

1.3

 

N.A.

 

6.2

Group

 

11.4

 

5.4

 

0.1

 

16.9

 

 

 

Group

 

14.1

 

6.0

 

N.A.

 

20.1

Breakdown by full-time vs. part-time as well as by gender and by region (GRI 2-7)

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof full-time employees (headcount)

America

 

1,998

 

1,725

 

9

 

3,732

 

 

 

America

 

1,962

 

1,703

 

N.A.

 

3,665

Europe

 

3,611

 

3,367

 

0

 

6,978

 

 

 

Europe

 

2,830

 

2,940

 

N.A.

 

5,770

Rest of World

 

965

 

415

 

0

 

1,380

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

980

 

423

 

N.A.

 

1,403

Group

 

6,574

 

5,507

 

9

 

12,090

 

 

 

Group

 

5,772

 

5,066

 

N.A.

 

10,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof part-time employees (headcount)

America

 

410

 

165

 

19

 

594

 

 

 

America

 

746

 

268

 

N.A.

 

1,014

Europe

 

1,419

 

324

 

0

 

1,743

 

 

 

Europe

 

1,906

 

489

 

N.A.

 

2,395

Rest of World

 

894

 

187

 

0

 

1,081

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

803

 

154

 

N.A.

 

957

Group

 

2,723

 

676

 

19

 

3,418

 

 

 

Group

 

3,455

 

911

 

N.A.

 

4,366

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof full-time employees (%)

America

 

12.9

 

11.1

 

0.1

 

24.1

 

 

 

America

 

12.9

 

11.2

 

N.A.

 

24.1

Europe

 

23.3

 

21.7

 

0.0

 

45.0

 

 

 

Europe

 

18.6

 

19.3

 

N.A.

 

38.0

Rest of World

 

6.2

 

2.7

 

0.0

 

8.9

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

6.4

 

2.8

 

N.A.

 

9.2

Group

 

42.4

 

35.5

 

0.1

 

78.0

 

 

 

Group

 

38.0

 

33.3

 

N.A.

 

71.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof part-time employees (%)

America

 

2.6

 

1.1

 

0.1

 

3.8

 

 

 

America

 

4.9

 

1.8

 

N.A.

 

6.7

Europe

 

9.2

 

2.0

 

0.0

 

11.2

 

 

 

Europe

 

12.5

 

3.2

 

N.A.

 

15.8

Rest of World

 

5.8

 

1.2

 

0.0

 

7.0

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

5.3

 

1.0

 

N.A.

 

6.3

Group

 

17.6

 

4.3

 

0.1

 

22.0

 

 

 

Group

 

22.7

 

6.0

 

N.A.

 

28.7

Non-guaranteed hours employees (breakdown by gender and by region/GRI 2-7)

Non-guaranteed hours employees (breakdown by gender and by region/GRI 2-7)

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of non-guaranteed hours employees

Americas

 

740

 

611

 

23

 

1,374

 

 

 

Americas

 

762

 

593

 

N.A.

 

1,355

Europe

 

138

 

41

 

0

 

179

 

 

 

Europe

 

141

 

32

 

N.A.

 

173

Rest of World

 

296

 

110

 

0

 

406

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

270

 

81

 

N.A.

 

351

Group

 

1,174

 

762

 

23

 

1,959

 

 

 

Group

 

1,173

 

706

 

N.A.

 

1,879

Workers who are not employees (GRI 2-8)

Number of workers who are not employees

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Total

 

No.

 

3,144

 

3,502

 

–10%

Enabling and motivating working environment

Parental leave (GRI 401-3)

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

Employees that were entitled to parental leave

 

8,034

 

5,860

 

14

 

13,908

Employees that took parental leave

 

379

 

165

 

0

 

544

Employees that returned to work in the reporting period after parental leave ended

 

291

 

156

 

0

 

447

Employees that returned to work after parental leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their return to work

 

251

 

108

 

0

 

359

Return to work rate of employees that took parental leave

 

76.8

 

94.5

 

0

 

82.2

Retention rate of employees that took parental leave

 

66.2

 

65

 

66

 

66

Employment (GRI 401-1)

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Total new employee hires during the reporting period (breakdown by age group, gender and region see right column/GRI 401-1)

 

No.

 

5,180

 

5,654

 

–8%

Rate of new employee hires during the reporting period in relation to total employees as per year end (breakdown by age group, gender and region see right column/GRI 401-1)

 

%

 

33.4

 

37.2

 

–3.8pp

Total employee turnover during the reporting period (breakdown by age group, gender and region see right column/GRI 401-1)

 

No.

 

4,191

 

5,295

 

–21%

Rate of employee turnover during the reporting period in relation to total employees as per year end (breakdown by age group, gender and region see right column/GRI 401-1)

 

%

 

27.0

 

34.8

 

–7.8pp

Total new employee hires during the reporting period (breakdown by age group, gender and region/GRI 401-1)

2023

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

 

 

 

2022

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total new employee hires by region & gender (headcount)

Female

 

1,124

 

1,297

 

788

 

3,209

 

 

 

Female

 

1,477

 

1,298

 

736

 

3,511

Male

 

876

 

809

 

233

 

1,918

 

 

 

Male

 

1,056

 

857

 

230

 

2,143

Other

 

53

 

0

 

0

 

53

 

 

 

Other

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

Total

 

2,053

 

2,106

 

1,021

 

5,180

 

 

 

Total

 

2,533

 

2,155

 

966

 

5,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of new employee hires by region & age group (headcount)

< 30

 

1,015

 

1,136

 

712

 

2,863

 

 

 

< 30

 

1,512

 

1,162

 

645

 

3,319

30–50

 

784

 

777

 

256

 

1,817

 

 

 

30–50

 

779

 

755

 

284

 

1,818

> 50

 

254

 

193

 

53

 

500

 

 

 

> 50

 

242

 

238

 

37

 

517

Total

 

2,053

 

2,106

 

1,021

 

5,180

 

 

 

Total

 

2,533

 

2,155

 

966

 

5,654

Rate of new employee hires during the reporting period in relation to total employees as per year-end by region (%)

2023

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

 

 

 

2022

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

Total

 

47.5

 

24.1

 

41.5

 

33.4

 

 

 

Total

 

54.1

 

26.4

 

40.9

 

37.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate of new employee hires by region & gender (%)

Female

 

46.7

 

25.8

 

42.4

 

34.5

 

 

 

Female

 

54.5

 

27.4

 

41.3

 

38.1

Male

 

46.3

 

21.9

 

38.7

 

31.0

 

 

 

Male

 

53.6

 

25.0

 

39.9

 

35.9

Other

 

189.3

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

189.3

 

 

 

Other

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate of new employee hires by region & age group (%)

< 30

 

104.3

 

59.3

 

49.4

 

66.1

 

 

 

< 30

 

113.9

 

66.3

 

46.6

 

74.4

30–50

 

38.9

 

18.3

 

31.4

 

25.7

 

 

 

30–50

 

39.2

 

19.0

 

35.8

 

26.9

> 50

 

19.0

 

7.6

 

26.0

 

12.2

 

 

 

> 50

 

17.7

 

9.8

 

20.2

 

13.0

Total employee turnover during the reporting period (breakdown by age group, gender and region/GRI 401-1)

2023

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

 

 

 

2022

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total employee turnover by region & gender (headcount)

Female

 

1,059

 

947

 

637

 

2,643

 

 

 

Female

 

1,602

 

966

 

708

 

3,276

Male

 

813

 

499

 

188

 

1,500

 

 

 

Male

 

1,082

 

656

 

281

 

2,019

Other

 

43

 

5

 

0

 

48

 

 

 

Other

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

Total

 

1,915

 

1,451

 

825

 

4,191

 

 

 

Total

 

2,684

 

1,622

 

989

 

5,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total employee turnover by region & age group (headcount)

< 30

 

876

 

673

 

544

 

2,093

 

 

 

< 30

 

1,452

 

760

 

506

 

2,718

30–50

 

711

 

520

 

243

 

1,474

 

 

 

30–50

 

824

 

592

 

247

 

1,663

> 50

 

328

 

258

 

38

 

624

 

 

 

> 50

 

408

 

270

 

236

 

914

Total

 

1,915

 

1,451

 

825

 

4,191

 

 

 

Total

 

2,684

 

1,622

 

989

 

5,295

Rate of employee turnover during the reporting period in relation to total employees as per year-end by region (%)

2023

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

 

 

 

2022

 

America

 

Europe

 

Rest of World

 

Group

Total

 

44.3

 

17.8

 

35.0

 

27.0

 

 

 

Total

 

57.4

 

19.9

 

41.9

 

34.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate of employee turnover by region & gender (%)

Female

 

44.0

 

18.8

 

34.3

 

28.4

 

 

 

Female

 

59.2

 

20.4

 

39.7

 

35.5

Male

 

43.0

 

13.5

 

31.2

 

24.3

 

 

 

Male

 

54.9

 

19.1

 

48.7

 

33.8

Other

 

153.6

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

1.7

 

 

 

Other

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate of employee turnover by region & age group (%)

< 30

 

89.9

 

35.1

 

37.8

 

48.3

 

 

 

< 30

 

109.4

 

43.4

 

36.6

 

60.9

30–50

 

35.3

 

12.2

 

29.8

 

20.8

 

 

 

30–50

 

41.5

 

14.9

 

31.1

 

24.6

> 50

 

24.5

 

10.1

 

18.6

 

15.2

 

 

 

> 50

 

29.9

 

11.1

 

129.0

 

23.0

Training and education (GRI 404-3)

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Proportion of employees as a percentage of total employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews during the reporting period (breakdown by gender and department see right column/GRI 404-3)

 

%

 

77.5

 

65.8

 

+11.7pp

Proportion of Manufacturing & Retail employees as a percentage of total employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews during the reporting period (breakdown by gender see right column)

 

%

 

69.2

 

52.0

 

+17.2pp

Proportion of employees in all other departments than Manufacturing & Retail as a percentage of total employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews during the reporting period (breakdown by gender see right column)

 

%

 

89.3

 

89.0

 

+0.3pp

Proportion of employees as a percentage of total employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews during the reporting period (breakdown by gender and department/GRI 404-3)

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proportion of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews by gender & region (%)

America

 

82.1

 

82.2

 

50.0

 

81.9

 

 

 

America

 

41.3

 

47.4

 

N.A.

 

43.9

Europe

 

85.2

 

88.7

 

0.0

 

7.8

 

 

 

Europe

 

83.9

 

90.2

 

N.A.

 

86.5

Rest of World

 

34.8

 

45.2

 

0.0

 

22.1

 

 

 

Rest of World

 

36.8

 

39.9

 

N.A.

 

37.5

Group

 

74.3

 

82.5

 

50.0

 

77.5

 

 

 

Group

 

62.8

 

71.2

 

N.A.

 

65.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proportion of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews by gender & department (%)

Administration

 

90.5

 

96.3

 

0.0

 

93.1

 

 

 

Administration

 

92.1

 

93.5

 

N.A.

 

92.2

R&D

 

89.5

 

93.6

 

0.0

 

90.6

 

 

 

R&D

 

92.1

 

90.4

 

N.A.

 

91.6

Selling

 

90.9

 

94.3

 

1.0

 

51.7

 

 

 

Selling

 

54.4

 

63.9

 

N.A.

 

57.1

Distribution

 

87.0

 

75.6

 

0.0

 

79.7

 

 

 

Distribution

 

79.2

 

72.3

 

N.A.

 

74.9

Manufacturing

 

82.4

 

85.5

 

1.0

 

84.0

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

62.5

 

70.8

 

N.A.

 

66.6

Group

 

74.3

 

82.5

 

0.5

 

77.5

 

 

 

Group

 

62.3

 

71.4

 

N.A.

 

65.8

Proportion of Manufacturing & Retail employees or employees of all other departments as a percentage of total employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews during the reporting period

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Group

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakdown by gender (%)

Manufacturing & Retail

 

67.0

 

73.7

 

44.0

 

68.8

 

 

 

Manufacturing & Retail

 

50.8

 

54.3

 

N.A.

 

52.0

All other departments

 

87.4

 

91.4

 

100.0

 

88.1

 

 

 

All other departments

 

86.9

 

91.2

 

N.A.

 

89.0

Diversity and equal opportunity (GRI 405-1)

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Proportion of female employees as a percentage of total employees (breakdown of diversity by gender, employee category and age group see right column/GRI 405-1)

 

%

 

59.9

 

60.7

 

–0.7pp

Proportion of male employees as a percentage of total employees (breakdown of diversity by gender, employee category and age group see right column/GRI 405-1)

 

%

 

39.9

 

39.3

 

+0.6pp

Proportion of women in senior leadership as a percentage of total employees in senior leadership positions 1

 

%

 

35.1 *

 

33.0

 

+2.1pp

1

Additionally, 0.5% of senior leadership self-identified as “Other.”

*

Diversity of employees (breakdown by gender, employee category and age group/GRI 405-1)

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

2022

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakdown by gender & age group (%)

< 30

 

18.1*

 

9.7*

 

0.1*

 

27.9*

 

 

 

< 30

 

19.0

 

10.3

 

N.A.

 

29.4

30–50

 

25.8*

 

19.8*

 

0.1*

 

45.7*

 

 

 

30–50

 

25.5

 

18.9

 

N.A.

 

44.5

> 50

 

16.0*

 

10.4*

 

0.0*

 

26.4*

 

 

 

> 50

 

16.1

 

10.1

 

N.A.

 

26.2

Group

 

59.9*

 

39.9*

 

0.2*

 

100.0*

 

 

 

Group

 

60.7

 

39.3

 

N.A.

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakdown by gender & employee category (%)

Senior Management

 

0.5

 

0.8

 

0.0

 

1.3

 

 

 

Senior Management

 

0.4

 

0.9

 

N.A.

 

1.4

Middle Management

 

1.9

 

1.8

 

0.0

 

3.7

 

 

 

Middle Management

 

2.0

 

1.8

 

N.A.

 

3.8

Other

 

57.5

 

37.3

 

0.2

 

95.0

 

 

 

Other

 

58.2

 

36.6

 

N.A.

 

94.8

Group

 

59.9

 

39.9

 

0.2

 

100.0

 

 

 

Group

 

60.6

 

39.4

 

N.A.

 

100.0

*

Diversity of governance bodies during the reporting period (GRI 405-1) *

2023

 

Female

 

Male

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of individuals by gender and age group

< 30

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

30–50

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

> 50

 

28.6

 

71.4

 

0.0

 

100.0

*

Non-discrimination (GRI 406-1)

Non-discrimination 1

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Incidents of discrimination during the reporting period (GRI 406-1)

 

No.

 

26

 

16

 

+62.5%

1

Scope: Legal cases and incidents reported via the Speak Up line

Employee satisfaction

Employee satisfaction 1

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Global employee survey: average score in the category “employee satisfaction and retention” (last available survey in 2019: 70)

 

Score (max = 100)

 

67

 

67

 

+0%

Global employee survey: average score in the category “training and personal development” (last available survey in 2019: 65)

 

Score (max = 100)

 

71

 

71

 

+0%

1

Global employee survey only performed every three years. The 2023 figures displayed in the table reflect the outcome from 2022.