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Social indicators
Total headcount excluding France
* Excluding Wiring Harness (with the exception of the Porriño plant in Spain).
Year-on-year, headcount increased by 3 points in Western E urope,
2.5 points in Eastern E urope, 0.9 point in North America, 1.8 point in
South America, and 3.4 points in Asia, but decreased by 11.4 points
in Africa with sale of the Wiring Harness business.
1.1.3. Generational turnaround
Permanent workforce by age bracket *
* Excluding Wiring Harness (with the exception of the Porriño plant in Spain).
2007 Reference document - VALEO
1995 2000 2005 2007 *
14,125 50,002 50,273 43,484
Western Europe Eastern Europe Africa North America South America Asia
Total headcount at
December 31, 2007* 29,279 10,480 1,502 6,828 4,201 8,762
* Excluding Wiring Harness (with the exception of the Porriño plant in Spain).
48.0% 17.2% 2.5% 11.2% 6.9% 14.4%
At December 31, 2007, the Group’s permanent workforce broke
down as follows:
■ 1.0% aged under 20;
■ 26.8% aged 20 to 29;
■ 35.6% aged 30 to 39;
■ 22.1% aged 40 to 49;
■ 13.8% aged 50 to 59;
■ 0.7% aged over 60.
Around 43% of engineers and managers and 35% of administrative
staff, technicians and supervisors are in the 30-39 age bracket.
Around 33% of operators are aged 30 to 39, and 30% are aged
20 to 29.
Because of the large numbers of new staff recruited each year,
generational turnaround is significant.
1.2. Recruitment
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Thanks to its strong corporate image and experience, the Group
did not encounter any particular problems with recruitment during
the year, apart from certain highly localized difficulties concerning
positions requiring advanced specialization or specific language
skills, or in catchment areas where competition for new recruits
is tough.
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