27. Employee information

      Total number of employees

       

       

      Reporting date

       

      Average

       

       

      03/31/2021

       

      03/31/2022

       

      2020/21

       

      2021/22

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Waged employees

       

      28,286

       

      28,761

       

      28,432

       

      28,366

      Salaried employees

       

      17,762

       

      18,177

       

      17,897

       

      18,074

      Apprentices

       

      1,309

       

      1,369

       

      1,407

       

      1,469

       

       

      47,357

       

      48,307

       

      47,736

       

      47,909

      Thereof employees from discontinued operations

       

      287

       

      307

       

      285

       

      294

      The personnel expenses included in these Consolidated Financial Statements excluding those related to discontinued operations are EUR 3,175.1 million (2020/21: EUR 2,920.5 million).