La banque d'un monde qui change 2004 - BNP Paribas

Age pyramid (December 2004) (1)Women: 41,766 (51.5%) Men: 39,278 (48.5%)55 and more50 to 5445 to 4940 to 446,4675,3205,3283,4524,1485,3655,1776,35935 to 3930 to 3425 to 297,0756,1624,9115,1506,0995,490less then 243,0511,4908,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 02,000 4,000 6,0008,000(1) The Group’s age pyramid is based on data reported by the individual companies in the Group’s global database, which currentlyrepresent 80% of the managed workforce.Staff turnoverOverall staff turnover figures were stable in 2004but the picture was significantly differentfrom region to region. As in previous years,turnover was higher in North America and Asia,the regions with the strongest growth ratesand the fastest moving employment markets.The effects of staff turnover combined withexternal growth engenders regular renewal ofthe Group’s teams: 35% of the workforce has beenwith BNP Paribas for less than five years.Employee diversityRespect for people and cultural sensitivityrepresent two of BNP Paribas’ founding principles.The Group has continued to take steps aimedat creating international teams, promotingemployee diversity and preventing all formsof discrimination.An international workforceBy employing local people, BNP Paribas directlycontributes to the development of the countriesin which it operates and therefore is naturallyintegrated into the different cultures andcommunities concerned. The Group also takessteps to ensure that local employees gain accessto senior positions within its subsidiaries andbranches and intentionally restricts the numberof expatriate posts.Positions occupied by expatriate staff,of which 22% are held by non-French employees,primarily concern the global business lines ofthe Corporate and Investment Banking Division,and are predominantly located in majorinternational financial centres such as New York,London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.