Our employees are our most important asset. They create the dynamics that characterize our international corporate culture.
Employee related data
At year end 2014 Bekaert had 28 440 employees (*) (GRI G3LA1)
| |
Region |
TOTAL |
| |
EMEA |
North America |
Latin America |
Asia Pacific |
|
| Blue collars |
4 894 |
1 241 |
6 096 |
9 198 |
21 429 |
| Male |
4 347 |
1 189 |
5 964 |
8 873 |
20 373 |
| Female |
547 |
52 |
132 |
325 |
1 056 |
| White collars |
1 359 |
243 |
1 893 |
1 908 |
5 403 |
| Male |
903 |
154 |
1 332 |
1 372 |
3 761 |
| Female |
456 |
89 |
561 |
536 |
1 642 |
| Management |
631 |
158 |
262 |
557 |
1 608 |
| Male |
545 |
135 |
233 |
445 |
1 358 |
| Female |
86 |
23 |
29 |
112 |
250 |
| TOTAL Male |
5 795 |
1 478 |
7 529 |
10 690 |
25 492 |
| TOTAL female |
1 089 |
164 |
722 |
973 |
2 948 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
6 884 |
1 642 |
8 251 |
11 663 |
28 440 |
(*) Early 2015, 2 000 additional employees joined Bekaert, following the successful closing of the acquistion deals with Pirelli and Arrium.
Breakdown by employment type
Headcount versus FTE broken down by region
| Region |
Headcount |
FTE |
| EMEA |
6.884 |
6.837 |
| North America (*) |
1.642 |
1.642 |
| Latin America (*) |
8.251 |
8.251 |
| Asia Pacific |
11.663 |
11.643 |
(*) there are no part-time employed employees in North and Latin America.
Attracting and retaining talent
We are committed to provide equal opportunity in employment and to respect the rights and dignity of each employee. We recognize and appreciate the cultural identity in the countries in which we operate and do business. We promote equal opportunity
and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of age, race, nationality, social or ethnic descent, gender, physical disability, sexual preference, religion, political preference, or union membership.
The recruitment, remuneration, application of employment conditions, training, promotion and career development of our employees are based on professional qualifications only.
Our hiring policy states that every new employee receives a copy of our Code of Conduct which explains our policies and procedures with regard to business ethics. All new managers are required to sign a compliance statement.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits designed to enhance the financial, physical and well-being of our employees and their families. While our offerings differ from country to country and are often integrated with local social security, we provide a wide range of employee benefits that may include retirement benefits, healthcare plans, service awards, labor accident disability coverage and paid leave. For more detailed information on employee benefits we refer to section 6.15 of the annual report. (GRI G3 EC3).
Benefits
Benefits provided to full-time and part-time employees that are not provided to temporary employees (as "interim workers"), by significant locations of operation (> 1000 employees) (GRI G3 LA3).
| |
Belgium |
China |
Slovakia |
US |
| Life insurance |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Health care |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
| Disability and invalidity coverage |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Parental leave |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Retirement provision |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Stock ownership |
no |
no |
no |
no |
Communicating with our people
We recognize the right of any employee to join or to refrain from joining a trade union. 82% of our employees worldwide are covered by collective bargaining agreements (GRI G3 LA4).
We encourage communication with our employees and their representatives.
- Direct information meetings are held in all plants worldwide, regular information meetings are scheduled with Unions in all unionized plants worldwide.
- Annually, we hold 4 interactive teleconferences with all managers worldwide.
- We organize 1 International Management Conference worldwide per year.
Learning and development
In order to encourage the continuous development of all employees, the group targets are deployed into team and personal targets for everyone. Bekaert’s performance management system enables the evaluation of teams and individuals as they relate to the set targets, as well as their way of working.
Bekaert attaches great importance to offering continuous learning and development opportunities its employees. Such programs not only include technical and function-specific training, but also leadership modules that help our people develop and cooperate in a global business environment.
- Average n° of training per employee category & per gender (cfr GRI G3 LA10): On average 38 hours of training
- % of employees who received a performance review (cfr GRI G3 LA12):
