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365,571 employees worldwide
At December 31, 2002, DaimlerChrysler employed
365,571 people worldwide (2001: 372,470). Of
this total, approximately 191,574 worked in Germany
(2001: 191,158), and 101,437 in the United States
(2001: 104,871). The decrease in the size of the Group’s
workforce was the result not only of staff reductions
connected with the measures taken at Chrysler Group
to reduce costs and increase efficiency, but also of the
sale of production facilities such as in Graz, Austria,
and of the restructuriing activities at the Commercial
Vehicles division. Overall, the total number of employees
was reduced by 6,900 during 2002.
Responding flexibly to fluctuations in demand.
DaimlerChrysler is taking various measures to increase
its flexibility to respond to fluctuations in demand,
while maintaining its permanent core workforce. These
measures include adjusting employee numbers (work-
force flexibility) and employees’ working hours (working-
time flexibility) to actual requirements by means of
Human Resources
64 |Human Resources
so-called flexi-pools, working-time accounts, new shift
models, working-time budgets, and the use of temporary
employees in the holiday season. Together such mea-
sures introduce an element of flexibility equivalent
to around +/- 25% of the company’s capacity in Germany,
enabling it to respond rapidly to fluctuations in demand
with little effect on costs. The introduction of long-term
working-time accounts in Germany launched yet
another innovative and forward-looking instrument for
achieving greater flexibility. With the help of these
measures taken to increase flexibility, the company was
able to maintain approximately 3,000 jobs in the year
2002. Against a background of continuing uncertainties
regarding market developments, DaimlerChrysler plans
to further intensify its activities in this area.
Employee stock program successful in 2002
The employee stock program was restructured in 2001
to allow employees to purchase a total of 90 shares per
year in three purchasing rounds (30 shares per round).
In 2002, around 45,300 employees participated in
the three purchasing rounds (2001: 44,600), bringing
the total number of employee stockholders at year-end
2002 to 126,000. Employee shares are an important
instrument for us to encourage employee retention and
to allow employees to participate more directly in the
company’s success.
Continued implementation of global human resources
strategy |365,571 employees worldwide (2001: 372,470),
decrease mainly at Chrysler Group and Commercial
Vehicles |Greater flexibility to adapt to fluctuations in
demand
20012002
Employees (Dec. 31)
DaimlerChrysler Group
Mercedes Car Group
Chrysler Group
Commercial Vehicles
Sales Organization Automotive Businesses
Services
Other 1
365,571
101,778
95,835
94,111
42,142
10,521
21,18 4
372,470
102,223
104,057
96,644
38,733
9,712
21,102
1 MTU Aero Engines, Corporate Research department, real-estate activities, and
holding and finance companies