Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.
Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.
Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.
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<strong>Report</strong><br />
Employees<br />
Employment situation<br />
Employment at the Group and by division<br />
At the end of <strong>2012</strong>, the <strong>Knorr</strong>-<strong>Bremse</strong> Group employed 19,120 people (17,539 excluding leasing). This<br />
represents a 4.6% decrease (2011: +11.1%) in staffing levels compared to December 31, 2011, when<br />
the Group had 20,050 employees (18,143 excl. leasing).<br />
In <strong>Knorr</strong>-<strong>Bremse</strong>’s two divisions, this breaks down as follows: In the Rail Vehicle Systems division the<br />
number of employees fell from 11,083 (9,955 excl. leasing) at the end of 2011 to 10,840 (9,781 excl.<br />
leasing) at the end of the year under review. The Commercial Vehicle Systems division employed<br />
7,941 people (7,422 excl. leasing) on December 31, <strong>2012</strong>, compared to 8,636 (7,858 excl. leasing) one<br />
year earlier. The number of employees in the holding companies increased from 331 (330 excl. leasing)<br />
to 339 (336 excl. leasing) at the end of <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Employment by region<br />
On December 31, <strong>2012</strong> the Group had 10,251 employees (9,766 excl. leasing) in the Europe/Middle<br />
East/Africa region, down 1.83% from 2011. This region represents 53.6% (2011: 52.1%) of the Group’s<br />
total workforce. <strong>Knorr</strong>-<strong>Bremse</strong> employed 3,750 (3,541 excl. leasing) people in Germany at the end of<br />
the year under review, a 2.55% decrease compared to the previous year. Germany accounted for<br />
19.6% of all <strong>Knorr</strong>-<strong>Bremse</strong> employees. Excluding Germany, in the Europe/Middle East/Africa region<br />
the number of employees sank from 6,594 (6,370 excl. leasing) to 6,501 (6,225 excl. leasing), which<br />
equates to 34.0% (2011: 32.9%) of the total workforce.<br />
The Group had 3,578 employees in North America on December 31, <strong>2012</strong> (3,449 excl. leasing), down<br />
4.8% from the previous year. The proportion of Group employees in North America remained stable<br />
at 18.7%. The Group had 607 employees in South America in <strong>2012</strong> (562 excl. leasing), compared to<br />
811 in 2011 (805 excl. leasing).