Operations and Business Environment - Fresenius Medical Care

is among our most important goals. Promoting careers
in specialized fields and project management, in addition
to classical management vocations remain an
important part of our activities. In 2006, we improved
and expanded our offer for furthering expertise and
personal skills in these fields.
In addition, we continued our long-standing successful
cooperation with the international business academy
INSEAD (in Fontainebleau and Singapore) as well
as with other international business schools.
As in previous years, Fresenius Medical Care worked
against the general shortage of highly qualified
experts and managers by taking comprehensive human
resources marketing measures. Fresenius Medical Care
presents itself at graduate conventions, maintains
extensive relationship programs with selected academic
institutions, offers student internships and provides
research support for degree theses. In doing so, we are
able to recruit potential junior managers for our company
at an early stage. Our human resources marketing
activities are supported by our Internet presence;
in 2006, more than 2,500 applications were sent to us
in response to job ads posted on the Internet.
In North America, we give nurses the opportunity to
continually receive further education and training,
which is necessary for them to maintain their licenses.
This is yet another way in which we promote the
appeal of Fresenius Medical Care’ as an employer
of choice.
Education and Training
The Fresenius Group trains young people to prepare
for the future competition for qualified applicants.
At the end of 2006, we employed some 1,200 trainees
Germany-wide in 32 different professional areas as
well as more than 20 students from vocational academies.
We train people far beyond our own needs, thus
fulfilling our sociopolitical responsibility.
To heighten our appeal as a company that trains young
people, we developed a marketing concept aimed
at getting more young people interested in receiving
training in our company. Among other things, we
developed a new training brochure and got involved
in a training campaign. The campaign was supported
by the Economics Ministry of the German state of
Hesse, employee associations in Hesse, chambers
of commerce and industry, trade chambers, as well as
the Federal Employment Agency. The Fresenius Group
contributed its own posters to the training campaign.
With the slogan “Biete Ausbildung – Suche Begeisterung”
(we offer training – we look for enthusiasm),
we demonstrated that we are serious about our social
responsibility toward people entering the working
world yet at the same time expect young people to
show dedication.
Profit Sharing
One key element of our economic success is our employees’
high level of identification with the Company.
The employees share in the success of Fresenius Medical
Care, which is a major factor for this identification.
The amount of profit-sharing bonuses is linked to the
operating result (EBIT) of the Fresenius Group, offering
a value-oriented incentive. In 2006, each qualified
employee received €1,000 as part of the program. Twothirds
of the bonus amount is paid in shares; employees
could then opt to take the final third in either cash or
shares. Those opting for shares were awarded bonus
shares to acknowledge their trust in the Company.
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Employees by Region
Europe / Middle East / Africa 22 %
Latin America 9 %
66 % North America
Asia-Pacific 3 %
Fresenius Medical Care 2006