Human resources are the Group’s fundamental asset, which represent the key element
for the development, growth and the continuous view of adapting to the business
change.
The Group believes in the value of its collaborators and builds its competitive
advantage on the expertise and commitment of each individual.
At 31 December 2009, the Group’s total workforce numbered 85,322 (+1.5% on 2008), with a strong increase in Asia (+25%), also
due to Israel share +9,9%.
However, more than 85% of the overall number of employees remains concentrated
in Europe. In particular the employee numbers increased in France and in Italy
and fell in the Czech Republic and Switzerland, where reorganisation is currently
underway. It remained essentially stable in Austria and Germany, once the reorganisation
process that had led to a decrease in the number of employees was completed.
Workforce by level
|
* |
Managers |
Middle Managers |
Employees |
Sale force
on payrill |
Other |
Total |
|
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
I |
340 |
337 |
1,792 |
1,899 |
8,390 |
8,582 |
5,836 |
5,871 |
16 |
14 |
16,374 |
16,703 |
|
A |
60 |
58 |
256 |
262 |
3,012 |
3,015 |
1,933 |
1,956 |
27 |
15 |
5,288 |
5,306 |
|
F |
109 |
122 |
2,653 |
2,868 |
2,151 |
2,265 |
1,971 |
1,968 |
0 |
0 |
6,884 |
7,223 |
|
D |
288 |
262 |
643 |
780 |
10,566 |
10,535 |
3,561 |
3,517 |
160 |
109 |
15,218 |
15,203 |
|
IL |
52 |
51 |
173 |
182 |
1,628 |
1,804 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,853 |
2,037 |
|
CZ |
50 |
48 |
339 |
344 |
3,345 |
3,045 |
810 |
764 |
0 |
0 |
4,544 |
4,201 |
|
E |
79 |
75 |
354 |
373 |
1,354 |
1,325 |
871 |
873 |
10 |
9 |
2,668 |
2,655 |
|
CH |
165 |
227 |
605 |
736 |
2,583 |
2,318 |
604 |
612 |
20 |
21 |
3,977 |
3,914 |
|
Tot. |
1,143 |
1,180 |
6,815 |
7,444 |
33,029 |
32,889 |
15,586 |
15,561 |
233 |
168 |
56,806 |
57.242 |
|
% |
2.2 |
2.1 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
58.1 |
57.4 |
27.5 |
27.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
100 |
100 |
* I=Italy; A=Austria; F=France; D=Germany; IL=Israel; CZ=Czech Republic; E=Spain;
CH=Switzerland
- Of administrative staff, the number of middle managers and managers increased,
while the number of employees fell (-0.4%), especially in Switzerland (-10.3%)
and the Czech Republic (-9%), where reorganisation is currently underway. In these
two countries overstaffing is managed through early retirement schemes, with the
resulting positions generally being filled by existing employees rather than by
new recruits. The decrease in the number of employees can also be attributed to
internal promotions in line with professional growth, with many such promotions
taking place in Switzerland in 2009, where the number of middle managers and managers
rose significantly. On the other hand, the number of employees grew in Italy (+2.3%),
in France (+5.3%) and especially in Israel (+10.8%), which are all countries with
a growing workforce.
- The size of the sales force on payroll has remained essentially stable everywhere
except Germany, where it fell slightly (-1.2%), and the Czech Republic, where
the 5.7% decrease came as a result of the current reorganisation process.
- In France, the number of managers and middle managers (41.4%) remained significantly
higher than the Group average (15.1%).
- In contrast, Germany, the Czech Republic and Israel in particular (almost 90%),
had a significantly higher number of employees than the Group average.
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