27.04.2013 Views

Benchmarks for International HR - Kienbaum

Benchmarks for International HR - Kienbaum

Benchmarks for International HR - Kienbaum

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

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 />

9

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!