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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2008
We employ people in more than  countries and territories across the globe.
 eir regional distribution is illustrated by the adjacent diagram. Germany remains
the country with the largest number of employees, although the workforce there
is diminishing. In the rest of Europe, in Asia and the other regions, the number of
employees has risen dramatically in some cases; in America, however, the number has
fallen due to restructuring of the express business.
New collective pay agreements settled
On  April , Deutsche Post  and the trade union Verdi reached an
agreement in their collective-bargaining negotiations for the around , Deutsche
Post  employees.  e employment pact for employees covered by the collective-
bargaining agreement, which rules out layo s, was extended to  June . In addi-
tion, these employees received a one-time payment of   for the months of May to
October  and a   wage increase e ective  November . Beginning in Decem-
ber , wages will rise another . . Employees subject to collective-bargaining
agreements will continue to work a . hour work week. In return, paid breaks have
been reduced by  minutes per week.  e collective agreement will end on  June
. New collective agreements were also concluded for the around , sta mem-
bers in subsidiaries.
Exemplary health management
We look a er the health and well-being of our workforce – if nothing else to
help maintain their performance on the job. To do this, we developed a Group-wide
programme based on the Corporate Health Policy we adopted in the previous year.  e
programme comprises, for example, the Health Promotion Award, with which we recog-
nise exemplary health initiatives each year. At . , the illness rate at Deutsche Post 
in Germany remains once again at a low level (previous year: . ). In December
 we were awarded the German Corporate Health Award for our corporate health
manage ment.  e award was granted by the  Commission and the  Bundes-
verband (German federal association of company health insurance funds) as part of
the Move Europe campaign.  e certi cation of our occupational health and safety
organisation’s quality management system was renewed.
Safety at the wheel – traffi c safety campaign sees worldwide success
We successfully continued the road safety campaign we started last year.  e
Global Road Safety Initiative showcased information on safe and considerate driving
practices and helped keep the annual accident rate at a consistently low level.  e
initiative also supported our climate protection programme.  e initiative received
special recognition in the form of the  DuPont Safety Awards, which it won for
the category “most innovative approach”. We will continue the campaign until at least
the end of .
Employees by regional split
1) , 2)
A 37.2 % Germany
B 30.3 % Europe (excluding Germany)
C 17.3 % North, Central and South America
D 12.2 % Asia Pacifi c
E 3.0 % Other
A
B
C
D
1) Full-time equivalents as at 31 December 2008.
2) Continuing operations.
E
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