Key figures

Personnel: key figures 2008   2007
Number of women in permanent employment 525   543
Number of men in permanent employment 694   621
Number of employees with temporary contract 208   259
Total number of employees at 31 December 1,427   1,423
Number of temporary employees 48   102
Number of permant and temporary employees at 31 December (fte) 1,439   1,501
Number of direct employees 726   764
Number of indirect employees 701   659
Number of full-time employees 1,352   1,337
Number of part-time employees 75   86
Average age of women 40.0   38.5
Average age of men 38.8   38.4
Average age of all employees 39.5   38.4
Average number of years' service 9.6   10.6
Average rate of absenteeism per employee (%) 3.9   3.7
Influx percentage per quarter (%) 4.8   7.7
Departure percentage per quarter (%) 5,1   4.4
Wage costs per FTE (EUR) 40,353   39,022
Training costs (as a % of wage costs) 0.75   1.1