2008 I 2009 Sustainability Report - Econsense

Pulling in the same direction –
employer and employees
Employee headcount
At the end of 2008, the EnBW Group employed
20,501 people, which means the
number of employees was almost the same
as in the previous year (20,265). More than
one in two employees worked in the Electricity
business area, while Energy and Environmental
Services accounted for just over
35% and Gas for around 5% of EnBW employees.
95.8% of our employees were working
on unlimited employment contracts as
of the end of 2008. 69.8% of our employees
were based on Baden-Württemberg, 26.1%
in other German states and 4.1% worked
abroad.
Personnel structure
The percentage of women in the overall workforce
was 24.8%, compared to 24.1% for the
previous year. Year on year, the share of parttime
employees – which also includes our
employees in the partial retirement phase –
rose slightly by 0.9% to 10.8%, equivalent to
2,208 employees. Women accounted for 1,321
(59.8%) of all part-time employees. In 2008,
the share of women in management positions
within the EnBW Group showed a modest increase
from 6.9% to 7.2%.
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At the end of the year under review, the
EnBW Group had 986 handicapped and severely
handicapped employees (previous
year: 944), 4.8% of the total headcount. As of
December 31, 2008, the percentage of non-
German employees in the Group was at
6.6 %. On data protection grounds, no data
are collected on minorities at EnBW.
The average age of the EnBW workforce was
only slightly higher than the 2007 figure
(43.1) at 43.4. The average duration of company
service showed a modest increase
from 16.1 to 16.7 years. The breakdown of
employees by age was more or less unchanged
compared to 2007. The fluctuation
rate stood at 5.4% and includes all departures
including retirement – but without
internal moves and moves between companies.
21.4% of the employees in the EnBW Group
hold academic degrees (previous year:
20.2%). The number of employees who have
technical college diplomas or who have
completed an apprenticeship is almost unchanged
at 72.8% (after 72.7%), while 5.8%
possess school leaving diplomas but have
no vocational qualifications (compared to
7.1% in the previous year).
2008 Booklet, p. 23
Apprenticeships with real prospects
The apprenticeship training rate in the
EnBW core companies in Baden-Württemberg
is traditionally extremely high and
stood at 7.9% at the end of 2008; as in past
years, we once again provided 334 apprenticeship
places in 2009.
School-leavers from all types of school can
apply for a suitable apprenticeship place
with EnBW at 14 locations in Baden-Württemberg.
The spectrum of training occupations
ranges from industrial commercial
assistant and business assistant for office
communication all the way to electrical
engineer and industrial mechanic. We also
give young people the option of combining
career start and degree studies. The 13 study
courses offered by EnBW lead to a Bachelor's
degree awarded by a traditional university
or a cooperative state university.
For twelve years now, our apprentices and
students have had the chance to voluntarily
take part in the "Social Learning" project
during their training. Every year, around
180 apprentices take this opportunity to
help out in hostels and work projects for the
handicapped, in childcare nurseries, child or
youth assistance centres and care homes for
the elderly. The project is organised in cooperation
with the "mehrwert" agency, who
arrange placements for young people in social
projects in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. In
addition, EnBW has been working together
successfully with the "Arbeiterwohlfahrt"
German workers' welfare organisation in
Karlsruhe and Tuttlingen for the last five
years. The project comprises three phases:
the introductory and "raising awareness"
phase is followed by an internship lasting
one to two weeks which is turn followed by
an evaluation and presentation phase.
EnBW hopes that this part of the training
phase will promote a social understanding
as well as social skills and responsible attitudes.