Group Management Report

Employee numbers were down year-on-year, with the minority stake in Julius Berger Nigeria no longer included in the statistics. The number of staff employed in the services business rose substantially as a result of acquisitions. The Bilfinger Berger Group employed 49,141 people as per December 31. The proportion of the workforce accounted for by white-collar staff was 32%.

Employee numbers in Germany grew to 19,495 in the course of the expansion of the services business. Of these, 679 were apprentices or trainees. The workforce employed outside of Germany numbered 29,646, equivalent to 60% of the total.

There were significant shifts within the workforce in the business segments. The above-mentioned statistical effect meant that employee numbers in Civil were lower than in the prior year, at 14,628. The size of the workforce in Building and Industrial reduced to 3,745 for the same reason. The dynamic development of the Services business segment resulted in a rise in employee numbers, taking the total to 30,218. The expansion of activities in the Concessions projects segment saw the number of persons employed rise to 105.

Employees by business segment