Social data

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

1)

Of which 5,518 were added via the acquisition of BSN medical.

2)

Senior management comprises the highest level of management below the Executive Management Team. The number varies over time due to organizational changes and consists of 110–150 managers. Middle management consists of 750–1,000 managers.

Average number of employees

46,385

42,149

39,951

40,165

of whom women, %

34

32

31

33

Employees leaving the company during the year

7,317

5,994

5,355

8,069

of which restructuring

584

262

699

978

of which retirement

418

304

174

152

Employees joining the company during the year

13,5851)

8,150

5,823

7,132

Employee turnover, excl. restructuring and retirement, %

14

13

11

17

Age distribution, %

 

 

 

 

–20 years

1

1

1

2

21–30 years

22

24

24

25

31–40 years

33

32

32

32

41–50 years

25

25

25

25

51–60 years

16

16

15

15

60– years

3

2

2

2

Academic degree or similar

22

22

22

22

 

 

 

 

 

Diversity

 

 

 

 

Women, of total number of Board members and senior executives, %

40

42

35

21

Women, of total number of Board members (excl. members appointed by the employees) and senior executives, %

45

43

39

24

Women in executive management, %

36

33

35

24

Nationalities, senior management2), number

18

21

28

25

Nationalities, senior and middle management2), number

36

32

42

39

Female managers, senior management2), %

27

25

24

25

Female managers, senior and middle management2), %

23

27

29

29

 

 

 

 

 

Health and safety

 

 

 

 

Average headcount

27,127

24,949

24,207

23,808

Lost Time Accidents, (LTA)

210

207

281

311

Contractor Lost Time Accidents (CLTA)

34

33

33

38

Days Lost due to Accidents, (DLA)

4,877

5,201

5,378

5,723

Accident Severity Rate (ASR)

23.2

25.1

22.7

18

Frequency Rate (FR), (LTA /1,000,000 WH)

3.8

4.1

5.5

6

Incident Rate (IR), (LTA/200,000 WH)

0.8

0.8

1.1

1

Fatalities (employees)

0

1

0

0

Number of zero-accident sites

26

19

17

17

Number of sites included in reporting

85

72

70

68

 

 

 

 

 

Code of Conduct

 

 

 

 

Business Practice Reviews

Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Greece, Italy, Germany.

Mexico, Poland, Russia, Taiwan

Brazil

Czech Republic, South Korea, Spain

Code of Conduct audits

India, Mexico, Spain, Germany

Mexico, Sweden, US, UK

China, Russia, Spain, Turkey

Chile, France, Mexico, Slovakia, Taiwan