Personnel expenses can be broken down as follows:
€ million |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
Wages and salaries |
2,414 |
2,530 |
Social security expenses, expenses for post-employment benefits and related employee benefits |
622 |
634 |
(thereof for post-employment benefits) |
(37) |
(37) |
|
3,035 |
3,163 |
Wages and salaries include expenses relating to restructuring measures and severance payments of €60 million (2022/23: €47 million). Variable remuneration rose to €96 million (2022/23: €93 million). Wages and salaries also include expenses for long-term remuneration components totalling €18 million (2022/23: €13 million).
The average number of people employed by the group during the year was as follows:
|
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
Blue collar/white collar |
89,440 |
85,963 |
(thereof employed abroad) |
(72,286) |
(69,359) |
Apprentices/trainees |
1,761 |
1,847 |
(thereof employed abroad) |
(1,022) |
(1,094) |
|
91,201 |
87,810 |
This includes an absolute number of 11,737 (2022/23: 12,743) part-time employees.