Benchmarks for International HR - Kienbaum
Benchmarks for International HR - Kienbaum
Benchmarks for International HR - Kienbaum
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Nordic Europe<br />
Anglo<br />
Latin Europe<br />
Germanic Europe<br />
Eastern Europe<br />
Confucian Asia<br />
Banking; finance; insurance;<br />
business services<br />
Other services<br />
Personal, domestic,<br />
recreational services<br />
Transport and communication<br />
Retail and distribution;<br />
hotels; catering; repairs<br />
Building and civil engineering<br />
2.2 Labour Costs<br />
Labour costs as part of operating costs by cluster (in %)<br />
Labour costs related to operating costs<br />
by industry sector (in %)<br />
Education<br />
Social services<br />
Health services<br />
Public administration<br />
Other<br />
Agriculture, hunting, <strong>for</strong>estry, fishing<br />
Metal manufacturing; mechanical,<br />
electrical and instrument engineering<br />
Energy and water<br />
Other manufacturing<br />
Chemical products: extraction and<br />
processing of non-energy minerals<br />
26<br />
41<br />
39<br />
36<br />
35<br />
31<br />
31<br />
31<br />
27<br />
24<br />
37<br />
44<br />
44<br />
53<br />
50<br />
49<br />
48<br />
56<br />
55<br />
66<br />
65<br />
62<br />
With 55 % labour costs as part of operating costs in Nordic<br />
Europe, nearly 30 percentage points separate this region from<br />
Confucian Asia with 26 %. With the exception of Eastern Europe<br />
(37 %), the other clusters in the middle of the range show almost<br />
the same difference with results of over 40 %.<br />
At 66 %, the educational sector shows the highest labour costs.<br />
Comparing this result with the chemical products sector at the last<br />
spot, the difference is 42 percentage points (24 %). The educational<br />
sector is followed by social services (65 %) and health services<br />
(62 %). The 8 highest industry sectors report labour costs of over<br />
40 %, whereas the remaining sectors show lower costs, ranging<br />
around 30 %.<br />
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