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Personnel
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Continued adjustment of staffing levels
Deutsche Post World Net employed 304,265 people on
annual average in 1999. This is 15.5 percent more than
the 263,342 reported in 1998. This increase was driven
primarily by our new acquisitions which raised our staff
levels by some 61,000.As in recent years, we continued
adjusting our staff size at Deutsche Post AG in 1999. As
a result, the number of people working for Deutsche
Post AG (including trainees) declined by five percent to
243,933 during the year.
Deutsche Post World Net’s workforce totaled 264,424
full-time equivalents as of December 31,1999,compared
to 223,863 one year before.Our acquisitions also affect-
ed the amounts we spent on wages, salaries and remu-
neration, raising them by 19 percent to EUR 7.4 billion.
Total personnel expenditures including pension costs
grew by 16.7 percent to EUR 11.5 billion. On the posi-
tive side, total personnel expenditures have fallen from
67.2 percent of revenue in 1998 to 51.4 percent in 1999.
Investment in the individual’s professional
future
We view it as our duty to offer our junior staff members
qualified training. Teenagers and young adults can
undergo training in one of eleven occupations at
Deutsche Post World Net in Germany. The types of
vocational training available to the more than 6,300 new
recruits range from letter and freight mail specialist to
commercial or electrical engineering-related fields, all
the way to specialized computer scientist or information
technology officer. In 1999, we were able to offer 1,300
young Deutsche Post World Net employees who success-
fully passed their exams a wide variety of jobs with
good prospects for career advancement.
For the first time in 1999,the College ofAdvanced Voca-
tional Studies offered high school graduates the oppor-
tunity to enroll in a so-called “dual”course of study that
combines theoretical instruction with practical training
and leads to a degree in business administration. Once
they obtain their degree,these students will have a good
chance of landing a position of responsibility within
Deutsche Post World Net.
Our Group offers university and college graduates inter-
esting and even international career opportunities.Be it
as a trainee undergoing selective training in preparation
for an executive position in our company or as a direct
entrant in a specialized field, our international Group
offers a broad range of job options and alternative
career opportunities.
As part of its personnel marketing measures, Deut-
sche Post World Net showcases this wide range of
opportunities in the Internet and at university confer-
ences. Going beyond personnel recruitment, it offers
students the chance to develop links with our Group
even during their studies – through internships or
assistance with their Master’s theses and doctoral
dissertations.
Qualified employees, thanks to w ell-targeted training