Employees
Employees
As of Dec. 31
The Jungheinrich Group’s workforce expanded even further in the 2008 financial year. Headcount, which surpassed the 10,000-employee mark for the first time in 2007, had risen by over 600 to 10,784 staff members by December 31, 2008 (prior year: 10,178). This figure included 290 trainees (prior year: 267). The increase is proof of the significance Jungheinrich continues to attach to training young adults. Two thirds of the jobs created were allocable to the expansion of the foreign sales and service network, including the growth regions of Eastern Europe (Russia and Poland) and Asia, with China taking centre stage. Furthermore, the Moosburg (Bavaria) production plant markedly increased its headcount. As before, up to 600 temporary staff were on the payroll to adapt to demand flexibly, some 70 per cent of whom worked at the Norderstedt and Moosburg manufacturing sites. By year-end, the temporary workforce had decreased to just over 400 employees, owing to the cyclically-induced drop in demand for material handling equipment. As in the previous year, 73 per cent of the labour force worked in sales, with production still accounting for 22 per cent. More than 3,500 service engineers (prior year: over 3,300 employees) worked in the Sales Division. As in the preceding year, 45 per cent of personnel worked in after-sales services.
Employees by division
| Dec. 31, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales and Marketing | 7,903 | 7,419 |
| Production | 2,389 | 2,269 |
| Service Centre/Administration | 492 | 490 |
| Total | 10,784 | 10,178 |
At the reporting cut-off date, 5,834 (prior year: 5,417) staff members worked outside Germany, while 4,950 (prior year: 4,761) were employed within the country. Thus, about 46 per cent of the labour force worked in Germany. In the rest of Europe, France accounted for the biggest share (9 per cent) as in the previous year, followed by the UK and Italy, each with about 8 per cent. The proportion of employees working overseas rose to more than 4 per cent owing to the increased expansion. Since Jungheinrich AG is a member of the German Employers Association, the collective bargaining agreements reached in 2008 were adopted for our German business. The collective bargaining agreement expires on April 30, 2010.
Employees by region
| in % | Dec. 31, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 45.9 | 46.8 |
| France | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| UK | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Italy | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Rest of Europe | 25.8 | 24.8 |
| Overseas | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |