as at 31 December 20071)
Workforce strengthened by takeovers and growth
As of 31 December 2007, the Group employed 475,100 people (full-time equivalents). Although the total number of employees rose year-on-year, the number of civil servants dropped further to 61,172. The staff costs fell slightly by 0.8% year-on-year, from €18,616 million to €18,471 million.
In the MAIL Division, the number of employees fell by 0.9% to 146,208 but this masked conflicting trends. In the international mail business, the acquisition of The Stationery Office brought some 500 employees into the Group. At the same time, more than 1,000 new jobs were created. In contrast, the number of full-time equivalent employees in Germany contracted by almost 2,800, principally because we further improved workflows, extended the weekly working hours of the mail carriers – by common consent – and outsourced parcel delivery districts.
Measured against the previous year, the number of people employed in the EXPRESS Division rose by 5.7% to 112,727. The increase is attributable to the acquisition of ASTAR Air Cargo, expansion of Leipzig/Halle airport into a European hub, workforce adjustments as well as companies being fully consolidated for the first time. In LOGISTICS, notably operational growth pushed up the number of full-time equivalent employees by 4.5% to 170,130. In addition, over 4,000 employees in Europe were statistically recorded for the first time.
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Number of employees |
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2006 |
2007 |
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At year-end |
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Headcount1) |
520,112 |
536,350 |
3.1 | ||||||||||||
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Full-time equivalents2) |
463,350 |
475,100 |
2.5 | ||||||||||||
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By division |
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147,4864) |
146,208 |
-0.9 | ||||||||||||
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EXPRESS |
106,6354) |
112,727 |
5.7 | ||||||||||||
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LOGISTICS |
162,7874) |
170,130 |
4.5 | ||||||||||||
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FINANCIAL SERVICES3) |
22,7694) |
22,346 |
-1.9 | ||||||||||||
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SERVICES |
23,6734) |
23,689 |
0.1 | ||||||||||||
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By region |
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Germany |
195,577 |
191,732 |
-2.0 | ||||||||||||
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Europe (excluding Germany) |
130,522 |
133,137 |
2.0 | ||||||||||||
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North, Central and South America |
81,175 |
87,185 |
7.4 | ||||||||||||
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Asia Pacific |
46,948 |
51,852 |
10.4 | ||||||||||||
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Other |
9,128 |
11,194 |
22.6 | ||||||||||||
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Average for the year |
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Headcount |
507,641 |
524,803 |
3.4 | ||||||||||||
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Hourly workers and salaried employees |
440,203 |
459,162 |
4.3 | ||||||||||||
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Civil servants |
62,560 |
61,172 |
-2.2 | ||||||||||||
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Trainees |
4,878 |
4,469 |
-8.4 | ||||||||||||
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Full-time equivalents |
461,222 |
470,123 |
1.9 | ||||||||||||
The FINANCIAL SERVICES Division employed 22,346 people, or 1.9% fewer than in 2006. Staff numbers dropped primarily in the BHW Group and in Postbank branches. In the SERVICES Division, employees were assigned to the service segments at international level. This effect was offset by staff reductions triggered by the further reorganisation of the retail outlet network, which meant that the division’s number of employees remained at the prior-year level.
We employ people in 220 countries and territories across the globe. Their regional
distribution is illustrated by the adjacent diagram. Germany remains the country with the largest number of employees; however, the workforce there is diminishing. On the other hand, numbers are rising in Europe, America, Asia and the other regions.
Parcel business in Germany reorganised
At the start of 2007, we transferred the German parcel business from the EXPRESS to the MAIL Division. Around 20,000 employees were transferred to the MAIL branches. The transfer took place against the background of a reconciliation of interests and a social plan agreed with the General Works Council.
