Employee numbers (excluding temporary staff and vocational trainees) are as follows:
|
|
30/06/2026 |
|
31/12/2025 |
|
01/01 – |
|
01/01 – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full-time and part-time employees not on leave |
|
15,137 |
|
14,898 |
|
15,243 |
|
14,460 |
Employees on leave |
|
609 |
|
655 |
|
484 |
|
441 |
Total |
|
15,746 |
|
15,553 |
|
15,727 |
|
14,901 |
The number of full-time and part-time employees shown above as of the reporting date includes 130 managing directors and members of the executive boards of subsidiaries (31 December 2025: 124). The average number of full-time and part-time employees includes 129 people in these roles (previous year: 125).
Employee numbers (excluding temporary staff and vocational trainees) break down by segment as follows:
|
|
30/06/2026 |
|
31/12/2025 |
|
01/01 – |
|
01/01 – |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany |
|
9,723 |
|
9,774 |
|
9,735 |
|
9,908 |
|||
France |
|
1,150 |
|
1,151 |
|
1,156 |
|
1,168 |
|||
Benelux |
|
1,315 |
|
1,247 |
|
1,300 |
|
1,203 |
|||
Other Europe |
|
3,558 |
|
3,381 |
|
3,536 |
|
2,622 |
|||
Total |
|
15,746 |
|
15,553 |
|
15,727 |
|
14,901 |
|||
|
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Employee numbers by function (excluding employees on leave, temporary staff and vocational trainees) are as follows:
|
|
30/06/2026 |
|
31/12/2025 |
|
01/01 – |
|
01/01 – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service |
|
7,860 |
|
7,846 |
|
7,937 |
|
7,501 |
Sales |
|
4,256 |
|
4,126 |
|
4,255 |
|
4,020 |
Administration |
|
3,021 |
|
2,926 |
|
3,051 |
|
2,939 |
Total |
|
15,137 |
|
14,898 |
|
15,243 |
|
14,460 |