Employees
| |
30/06/2007 |
31/12/2006 |
Change |
| Total workforce |
18,379 |
18,419 |
-40 |
| Apprentices, students, trainees |
844 |
1,030 |
-186 |
| Passive age-related part-time employment |
400 |
497 |
-97 |
| Core workforce |
17,135 |
16,892 |
243 |
| of which Steel Division |
6,783 |
6,830 |
-47 |
| of which Tubes Division |
4,289 |
4,191 |
98 |
| of which Trading Division |
1,859 |
1,835 |
24 |
| of which Services Division |
4,064 |
3,916 |
148 |
| of which Others |
140 |
120 |
20 |
The core workforce of the Salzgitter Group came to 17,135 employees as per June 30, 2007. The increase of 243
persons as against December 31, 2006, was mainly due to hiring trainees in the Services Division, as well as to
raising the number of employees in the Tubes Division. The main reason for the decline in Steel Division was the
entry of employees into the active phase of age-related part-time employment and the associated reallocation to
SZST Salzgitter Service und Technik GmbH in the Services Division. The increase in the Others segment was
caused by regrouping of line functions from other divisions into the holding.