As of the reporting date of September 30, 2014, worldwide the voestalpine Group had 47,379 employees (full-time equivalent, FTE). This is a slight rise compared to the same quarter of the last business year (47,126) by around 0.5% or 253 employees (FTE).
The number employed as temporary staff was 4,605 employees (FTE), corresponding to an increase of 100 employees (FTE) or 2.3% compared to the end of the second quarter of the business year 2013/14.
As of the reporting date of September 30, 2014, 1,646 apprentices were being trained in the Group, an uptick of 31 young people and 2% more than in the previous year (1,615).