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Workforce development worldwide KPI
Deutsche Telekom workforce 2002-2022 KPI
Our strategy to become the leading telecommunications provider in Europe is reflected in the trend in our international employee headcount. The domestic workforce has been steadily declining since 2003, and measured in terms of the total number of employees, amounted to around 39.4 percent at the end of 2022. There is hardly any change compared with the previous year, as the international workforce also continues to decrease. The sale of T-Mobile Netherlands and a 5.6 percent reduction in the workforce in the United States are to be mentioned here.
Reporting against standards Number of employees by country KPI
1 Transition: headcount formerly in Russia that is now outside Russia but not yet reported in the final organizational unit.
Reporting against standardsGlobal Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- GRI 2-7 (General Disclosures)
Part-time employees Deutsche Telekom Group KPI
We believe it is important to offer our staff flexible working conditions that fit their needs at every stage of their lives. This includes the opportunity to work part-time, but also the guaranteed option of returning to work when the employee no longer wants to work part-time. We also offer this to young parents so that they can balance starting their career through training or a part-time cooperative study course with the demands of family life as a single parent. Part-time training is available in all of our training programs, and means apprentices spend 25 hours per week either in the company, in school, or in the training center. The highlight: like all apprentices, part-time apprentices can cut their training to two and a half years and therefore apply for a job earlier than would have otherwise been possible. A success model all round, since Deutsche Telekom also benefits from the young people’s commitment.
Reporting against standards Part-time employees Deutsche Telekom Group in Germany KPI
The percentage of part-time employees came to around 13 percent in 2022, and thus remained stable compared to the previous year.
Reporting against standards
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- GRI 2-7 (General Disclosures)
- Criterion 14 (Employee Rights)
- Criterion 15 (Equal Opportunity)
- Principle 3 (Uphold freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining)
- Principle 6 (Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation)
The Group’s headcount fell by 4.5 percent compared with the end of the prior year. In our Germany operating segment, the number of employees fell by 4.5 percent compared with the end of 2021. This resulted mainly from the use of socially responsible instruments as part of staff restructuring activities, such as dedicated retirement and phased retirement.
The total number of employees in our USA operating segment decreased by 5.6 percent. In our Europe operating segment, the headcount was down 3.5 percent compared with the end of the prior year. Workforce reductions were especially pronounced in Greece, Slovakia, Poland and Croatia. The headcount in our Systems Solutions operating segment was up 4.6 percent against the end of 2021. The effects of our global efficiency enhancement measures on the headcount were offset by increased staff requirements in our growth areas. In the Group Development operating segment, a sharp year-on-year decrease in headcount of 69 percent occurred. It was due mainly to the sale of T‑Mobile Netherlands as of March 31, 2022. The Group Headquarters & Group Services segment registered a workforce decrease of 5.9 percent in comparison to the end of 2021. It was due mainly to the ongoing staff restructuring in the Technology and Innovation unit, being carried out primarily in connection with a transformation program at Deutsche Telekom IT, and to continued staff restructuring at Vivento.
You can find further information in the HR Factbook.Reporting against standards
European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS)