VINCI - 2005 annual report

29.3 OTHER COMMITMENTS RECEIVED
The commitments received by the Group break down as follows:
Personal Collateral Other Total
(in € millions) sureties security commitments
Concessions and services 26.8 26.8
Energy 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.6
Roads 3.6 3.9 5.2 12.7
Construction 51.8 4.6 56.4
Property and holding companies 0.4 0.4
56.5 4.6 36.8 97.9
The amount of €97.9 million relates to sureties and guarantees received
by the Group that are not directly in respect of contracts for construction,
concessions or property.
30. NUMBERS EMPLOYED AND STAFF TRAINING RIGHTS
The number of employees of the consolidated companies breaks down
as follows:
31/12/2005 31/12/2004
Engineers and managers 17,220 16,242
Monthly and hourly paid staff 116,293 112,191
133,513 128,433
The Law of 4 May 2004 gives employees of French businesses the right
to a minimum of 20 hours of training each year, which can be accumulated
over a period of six years. The expenses incurred on this “individual right
to training” are considered to be a charge of the period and do not give
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rise to the recognition of a provision, except in exceptional cases. VINCI
Group employees have acquired rights to 1.8 million hours of such
training at 31 December 2005.