Employees

As of the reporting date of June 30, 2013, the voestalpine Group had 47,154 employees (full-time equivalent, FTE) worldwide, an increase of 2.3% compared to the figure in the first quarter of 2012/13 (46,075), which constitutes a new record in the number of employees. Of this number, 4,254 employees (FTE) were designated as temporary staff, which corresponds to an increase of 1.6% year-over-year (4,189 employees/FTE). The number of apprentices who are being trained increased as of June 30, 2013 compared to the previous year by 22 young people; the total is now 1,323.