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38 / Management Report / Human Resources Management Report / Human Resources / ATTRACTIVE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES / INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES Vorwerk – as one of the leading direct selling companies worldwide – offers high-quality products, recognized sales systems and a fair approach towards self-employed advisers and customers. We can therefore provide attractive career opportunities and scope for personal and professional development both for employees as well as for self-employed customer advisers. Thanks to the continued growth of our business, committed and motivated persons continue to be sought in all sectors of the Vorwerk direct selling organization. More and more women – even in growing and emerging markets – are recognizing, for example, that there are greater opportunities for more personal and financial independence in the reputable direct sale of high-quality products. For many, Vorwerk offers a flexible and attractive return to working life both during as well as after some years of parental leave. People like taking advantage of the possibilities of determining earnings for themselves and of thereby contributing to the family income. The identification of our management with Vorwerk and the leadership culture are of particular significance for our business and continued growth. It is the task of every manager to assist customer advisers and staff in their strengths and to define individual and coherent training and development measures for every member of the team. We support our staff and management within the scope of our global “Talent Management” process: the target – to give everyone an individual development opportunity. The Vorwerk Group pursues a policy of continual development of management staff to secure the successor planning process. Annual dialogues and the measures derived, the identification and targeted application of development functions as well as the implementation of development centers for the assessment of potential are just some of the instruments. These activities are carried out internationally across all locations at regular intervals. Vorwerk attaches importance to a corporate culture that is based on trust with open communication and good working conditions. Measures were agreed and implemented, for example, to foster the “work-life balance” of staff as a part of the “Career and Family” audit. Besides the flexible design of workplaces and working locations, the focus is on individual measures. The satisfaction of “Vorwerkers” is regularly evaluated in an international employee survey. In 2011, an average of 606,889 people were active either as employees or as self-employed customer advisers and sales partners for the companies of the Vorwerk Group. The number of employees is now at 16,156 due to the transfer of the HECTAS Group to Vorwerk Facility Management Holding KG as of 30 June 2011. 590,733 people were working as self-employed advisers.
STAFF (ANNUAL AVERAGE) Direct sales Management Report / Human Resources / 39 2008 2009 2010 2011 Division Kobold 4,625 4,416 4,157 3,856 Division Thermomix 954 1,062 1,377 1,556 Division Feelina 23 7 0 0 Division Lux Asia Pacific 2,411 2,241 2,084 2,193 Division JAFRA Cosmetics 1,635 1,726 1,952 2,004 HECTAS* 12,105 11,647 11,848 5,865 Vorwerk Carpets 352 345 329 324 akf group** 220 216 222 237 Others 150 136 127 121 Total*** 22,475 21,796 22,096 16,156 SELF-EMPLOYED SALES ADVISERS (ANNUAL AVERAGE) 2008 2009 2010 2011 Division Kobold 9,335 9,140 8,788 8,486 Division Thermomix 18,569 20,670 21,979 24,428 Division Feelina 152 4 0 0 Division Lux Asia Pacific 1,799 1,622 1,720 1,561 Self-employed sales advisers “household appliances” 29,855 31,436 32,487 34,475 Self-employed sales advisers JAFRA Cosmetics 525,863 557,815 569,177 556,258 Self-employed sales advisers in total 555,718 589,251 601,664 590,733 Total Vorwerk workforce 578,193 611,047 623,760 606,889 of which sales advisers*** 558,872 592,322 604,496 593,587 * HECTAS until 30 June 2011 ** akf group was included using the equity method in the consolidated financial statements up to 2009 and fully consolidated since 2010 *** Including employed sales advisers
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