Personnel expenses can be broken down as follows:
€ million |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
Wages and salaries |
2,489 |
2,414 |
Social security expenses, expenses for post-employment benefits and related employee benefits |
614 |
622 |
thereof for post-employment benefits |
(57) |
(37) |
|
3,103 |
3,035 |
Wages and salaries include expenses relating to restructuring measures and severance payments of €47 million (2021/22: €104 million). The variable remuneration declined from €160 million in financial year 2021/22 to €93 million in financial year 2022/23. Wages and salaries also include expenses for long-term remuneration components totalling €13 million (2021/22: €13 million).
The average number of people employed by the group during the year was as follows:
|
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
Blue collar/white collar |
93,203 |
89,440 |
thereof employed abroad |
(76,011) |
(72,286) |
Apprentices/trainees |
1,741 |
1,761 |
thereof employed abroad |
(951) |
(1,022) |
|
94,944 |
91,201 |
This includes an absolute number of 12,743 (2021/22: 14,023) part-time employees.