As of December 31, 2012, the voestalpine Group had 44,696 employees (full-time equivalent or FTE). Compared to the previous year’s reporting date, this corresponds to a slight decrease of 1.0% or 448 employees (FTE); compared to the beginning of the business year (46,473), this is a decline of 3.8% or 1,777 employees.
2,993 employees (FTE) were employed as temporary staff as of the end of the third quarter of 2012/13; compared to the beginning of the business year, this corresponds to a minus of 1,312 employees (FTE) or 30.5%. As of the reporting date December 31, 2012, 1,594 apprentices are being trained in the voestalpine Group, almost the same figure as in the previous year (1,603).