13 – Personnel expenses and employees
Personnel expenses
Personnel expenses increased by 8.2%, from €9,224 million in 2014 to €9,982 million in 2015, largely owing to currency effects. The rise was also due in part to wage and salary increases as well as expenses for the anniversary bonus to employees and the long-term incentive (LTI) program.
Personnel expenses (in million €) |
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|
|
2015 |
2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
Wages and salaries |
|
7,943 |
7,380 |
Social security contributions and expenses for pensions and assistance |
|
2,039 |
1,844 |
Thereof for pension benefits |
|
658 |
560 |
Personnel expenses |
|
9,982 |
9,224 |
Number of employees
The number of employees was 112,435 on December 31, 2015 and 113,292 employees on December 31, 2014.
The average number of employees was distributed over the regions as follows:
Average number of employees |
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|
|
2015 |
2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
Europe |
|
70,922 |
71,128 |
Thereof Germany |
|
52,987 |
52,726 |
North America |
|
17,342 |
16,980 |
Asia Pacific |
|
17,428 |
16,885 |
South America, Africa, Middle East |
|
7,557 |
7,651 |
BASF Group |
|
113,249 |
112,644 |
Thereof apprentices and trainees |
|
2,942 |
2,884 |
temporary staff |
|
2,574 |
2,596 |
Employees from joint operations are included in the average number of employees relative to BASF’s share in the company. On average 398 employees worked for joint operations in 2015 (2014: 376 employees).