ANNUAL REPORT

2008 Group’s Consolidated Annual Report – Directors’ Report on Operations
It should be noted that the employees of the companies related to the geographical area of Italy
amount to 5,184 units (5,086 in 2007) belonging to Group companies operating in the Italian
territory (of which 4,933 employees are on permanent contract against 4,796 as of end of
2007), 26 units mainly located in the offices of London, employed by Publieurope Intenational
Limited and 2 units employed by the Luxembourg-based company Mediaset Investment Sarl.
The difference in the number of employees of the companies operating in Italy is primarily due
to more new entries as compared to previous years. The difference also includes the employees
(14 units) of the companies Nova Film Srl and TaoDue Srl, acquired during 2008. The resources
are distributed over the entire national territory, with a predominant concentration in
the Milanese area, where approximately 65% of the permanent staff is employed, assigned to
the offices located in Cologno Monzese, Segrate and Lissone.
ITALY: staff breakdown by geographical distribution
(not including temporary staff)
2008 % 2007 %
Milan 3,220 65.3% 3,151 65.7%
Rome 1,036 21.0% 1,023 21.3%
Other 677 13.7% 622 13.0%
Total 4,933 100.0% 4,796 100.0%
Age and seniority
The average age and seniority testify the commitment of the company in eliciting human resource
loyalty and the focus on retaining people with skills that have been progressively enhanced
over time, in particular for jobs in which skill level depends heavily on experience.
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ITALY: Staff Breakdown by average age 2008 2007
(not including temporary staff) years years
Executives 49 48
Journalists 45 45
Middle managers 45 45
Employees 42 41
Total 43 42
ITALY: staff breakdown by year range
(not including temporary staff)
2008 % 2007 %
since 30 years old 472 9.6% 358 7.5%
between 30 and 45 years old 2,480 50.3% 2,620 54.6%
more than 45 years old 1,981 40.2% 1,818 37.9%
Total 4,933 100.0% 4,796 100.0%
ITALY: Staff Breakdown by average seniority 2008 2007
(not including temporary staff) years years
Executives 17 17
Journalists 12 12
Middle managers 15 16
Employees 14 14
Total 15 14
Equal opportunity
The Group pays the same attention also to equal opportunities, as confirmed by the large proportion
of women in the total number of employees at all levels of responsibility with an incidence
equal to 43% on the total number of employees.
ITALY: Staff Breakdown by role and gender
2008 2007
male female % male female %
Executives 274 73 21% 262 69 21%
Journalists 183 150 45% 181 144 44%
Middle managers 469 375 44% 443 352 44%
Employees 1,864 1,545 45% 1,834 1,511 45%
Total 2,790 2,143 43% 2,720 2,076 43%
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