27. Employee information

      Total number of employees

       

       

      Reporting date

       

      Average

       

       

      03/31/2020

       

      03/31/2021

       

      2019/20

       

      2020/21

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Waged employees

       

      29,476

       

      28,286

       

      30,050

       

      28,432

      Salaried employees

       

      18,192

       

      17,762

       

      18,207

       

      17,897

      Apprentices

       

      1,337

       

      1,309

       

      1,443

       

      1,407

       

       

      49,005

       

      47,357

       

      49,700

       

      47,736

      The personnel expenses included in these Consolidated Financial Statements are EUR 2,947.4 million (2019/20: EUR 3,086.6 million).