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Employee structure

As of the reporting date of March 31, 2018, the voestalpine Group had a global workforce of 47,603 employees. Including 1,301 apprentices and 3,868 temporary employees, this number rises to 51,621 FTEs (full time equivalents).

Development of the number of employees

Persons (excl. apprentices, headcount) per business year

Development of the number of employees (bar chart)


Structure of the workforce according to type of employment

(without full time employees) per business year

Structure of the workforce according to type of employment (bar chart)

Employment according to countries and regions

voestalpine is active with around 500 Group companies and locations on 5 continents in 50 countries. 45.9% of employees are based in Austria. More than half of all employees (54.1%) work at locations outside Austria.

Employment according to countries and regions (world map / bar chart)

voestalpine sees it as a duty to live up to its social responsibilities at each of its sites. Because of the number of jobs and employment structure, it is natural that employees at each site are also predominantly local residents. In terms of recruitment, voestalpine enjoys the particular advantage of being regarded as an attractive employer in its local job markets.

Employment according to regions (pie chart)

voestalpine employees speak a multitude of languages, and for that reason the most important publications are issued in German and English, and also translated into a number of other languages. For example, the Code of Conduct, the Corporate Responsibility Fact-sheet, and the employee magazine are all available in a total of 14 languages.

Job tenure and fluctuation

As in past years, in the business year 2017/18 the largest group of employees within the voestalpine Group is those with a job tenure of five years or fewer, due to the constantly increasing number of employees.


Job tenure

As of the reporting date March 31, 2018

Job tenure (pie chart)

During the past business year the fluctuation rate for employment terminated by the employee or by mutual agreement was 6.8%. In 2017/18 the number of applications for every job vacancy was 29. Over the past years this figure has continuously risen, and demonstrates voestalpine’s attractiveness as an employer.

Age structure of the employees

As of March 31, 2018, the average age of employees in the Group was 41.1. The following table shows the average age by employment relationship and gender:

Average age of the employees

per business year

 

2013/14

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2016/17

 

2017/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workers

 

40.4

 

40.4

 

40.5

 

40.5

 

40.4

Salaried employees

 

42.0

 

42.1

 

42.3

 

42.2

 

42.4

Women

 

39.9

 

39.7

 

39.8

 

39.5

 

39.7

Men

 

41.1

 

41.3

 

41.4

 

41.4

 

41.3


About voestalpine

In its business segments, voestalpine is a globally leading technology and capital goods group with a unique combination of material and processing expertise. With its top-quality products and system solutions using steel and other metals, it is a leading partner to the automotive and consumer goods industries in Europe and to the aerospace, oil and gas industries worldwide. The voestalpine Group is also the world market leader in turnout technology, special rails, tool steel, and special sections.

Facts

50 Countries on all 5 continents
500 Group companies and locations
51,600 Employees worldwide

Earnings FY 2017/18

€ 13 Billion

Revenue

€ 2 Billion

EBITDA

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