It is our wish to promote the diversity and the varied potential of the people in our workforce, totalling over 38,000 employees including our self-employed field staff. Ultimately, their expertise and innovative powers make them key drivers for the success of our Business.
ERGO Group employees1
|
| Unit |
2023 |
2022 |
2021
|
Total employees
|
|
26,178 |
25,693
|
24,974 |
Employees by region
|
|
|
|
|
| Germany |
% |
52.8 |
53.9
|
55.3 |
|
Total Germany |
|
13,828 |
13,847
|
13,816 |
| Rest of Europe |
% |
43.3 |
43.6
|
44.4 |
| Other regions
|
% |
3.9 |
2.5
|
0.3 |
|
Total International
|
|
12,350 |
11,846
|
11,158 |
Employees by function
|
In-house staff
|
|
23,253 |
22,180
|
21,486 |
Salaried field staff
|
|
2,925 |
3,513
|
3,488 |
Self-employed field staff
|
|
12,483 |
13,020
|
12,347 |
| Staff by gender |
Women
|
% |
57.0 |
56.6 |
56.7 |
| Men |
% |
43.0 |
43.4 |
43.3 |
| Age structure |
Staff under 30
|
% |
12.7 |
12.2
|
11.6 |
Staff between 30 and 50
|
% |
50.5 |
51.5
|
53.1 |
Staff over 50
|
% |
36.8 |
36.2
|
35.3 |
Average age
|
Y |
45.4 |
45.3
|
45.2 |
| Employees by contract type |
Full-time employees
|
% |
77.9 |
77.1
|
76.4 |
| Female |
% |
48.9 |
47.9
|
47.5 |
| Male |
% |
51.1 |
52.1
|
52.5 |
Part-time employees
|
% |
19.1 |
19.4
|
19.9 |
| Female |
% |
84.8 |
85.9
|
86.2 |
| Male |
% |
15.2 |
14.1
|
13.8 |
Dormant employment contracts
|
% |
3.0 |
3.4
|
3.7 |
| Female |
% |
88.8 |
88.1
|
89.2 |
| Male |
% |
11.2 |
11.9
|
10.8 |
Permanent employees
|
% |
95.4 |
95.3
|
95.1 |
| Staff with temporary contracts |
% |
4.6 |
4.7
|
4.9 |
| Staff under collective bargaining agreements2 |
% |
99.8 |
99.4
|
98.2 |
| Sickness ratio |
% |
5.9 |
6.1
|
5.3 |
| Sick leave days per employee |
|
14.6 |
15 |
12 |
| Length of service in years (Ø) |
|
15.7 |
16.4
|
16 |
| Number of nationalities |
|
89 |
82
|
78 |
Staff with disabilities
|
%
|
5.8 |
5.9
|
5.8 |
Staff with flexible working hours
|
%
|
84.2 |
83.6
|
85.1 |
Staff eligible for mobile working
|
%
|
92.2 |
91.7
|
88.7 |
Staff eligible for sabbatical / time off / additional days off
|
|
64.0 |
66.8
|
64.2 |
Staff with access to medical care (e.g. company doctor, health insurance)
|
%
|
93.3 |
91.3
|
89.4 |
Staff with access to medical benefits (e.g. vaccination, check-ups and screening)5
|
%
|
83.7 |
83.7
|
75.4 |
Staff in company pension plans3
|
%
|
71.6 |
71.1
|
70.8 |
Employees with financial support for staff catering
|
% |
80.3 |
80.1
|
81.1
|
Employees in parental leave
|
|
903 |
981
|
895
|
Duration of parental leave in months (Ø)
|
|
6.0 |
5.7
|
5.8
|
|
|
| Equal participation of men and women in managerial positions |
| Unit |
2023 |
2022
|
2021
|
|
Women in managerial positions |
% |
41.1 |
39.6
|
38.4
|
Share of women by management level:
|
| 1. Executive level (z.B. Head of division) |
% |
35.1 |
34.9
|
35.2
|
|
2. Executive level (z.B. Head of department) |
% |
37.4 |
36.5
|
34.1
|
|
3. Executive level (z.B. Team lead) |
% |
43.4 |
41.0
|
39.4
|
| Employee turnover |
|
Unit |
2023 |
2022
|
2021
|
Total newly hired employees
|
|
2,603 |
2,967
|
1,314
|
Female
|
|
1,548 |
583
|
753
|
Male
|
|
1,054 |
2,384
|
561
|
|
Fluctuation rate |
% |
9.4 |
10.1
|
7.6
|
|
Voluntary fluctuation (termination by employee) |
% |
4.4 |
5.5
|
4.4
|
| Lay-offs (termination by company) |
% |
0.7 |
0.8
|
0.5
|
| Open positions filled by internal candidates |
|
3,736 |
3,968
|
2,167
|
| Basic and advanced training at the ERGO Group |
| Unit |
2023 |
2022
|
2021
|
| Cost of advanced training per employee |
€ |
741 |
755
|
673 |
| Hours of advanced training per employee |
|
26.4 |
21.6
|
17,0 |
Total training hours
|
|
691,564 |
554,192
|
425,224
|
Training hours (online) per employee
|
|
6.6 |
11.4
|
6.6 |
Total training hours (online)
|
|
172,579 |
293,980
|
163,733 |
| Basic and advanced training at the ERGO Group in Germany |
| Unit |
2023 |
2022
|
2021
|
| Trainees (including agency trainees) |
|
770 |
833
|
919 |
| Ratio of trainees to working staff |
% |
4.7 |
5.1
|
5.5 |
|
Training hours of sales partners1 |
|
209,183 |
205,044
|
216,086 |
|
|